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<blockquote data-quote="BackintheSaddle" data-source="post: 617760" data-attributes="member: 17503"><p>Sorry to hear about all of this....MWM is right that you should get a 2nd opinion from a psychological expert (none of those you mention have that training which is critical in a case like this)-- usually it's the psychologists who do the tests to diagnose psychological disorders unless there's a physical brain disorder involved where MRIs or scans can help diagnose-- ...what they are saying is his diagnosis falls within a <u>family</u> of disorders called Other specified schizophrenia spectrum-- it's a relatively new classification of which schizophrenia itself is one of several options, so don't assume this is a schizophrenia diagnosis....this is the list of possibilities (below) based on what they're saying and usually professionals classify a diagnosis as 'other' (I bolded the one they told you) because the patient is demonstrating an array of symptoms that fall somewhat in one or more of the other disorders (but in none of them entirely)-- for something this serious, you really need a psychiatric professional in the mix-- a psychiatrist (MD trained) prescribes medications and gives the diagnosis based on input from the psychologist (PhD trained)-- based on your signature line, I'm probably telling you a lot you already know but I did want to encourage you that what is wrong isn't necessarily full-blown schizophrenia (which I know is as scary to some as hearing the word 'cancer')-- keep in mind that some bipolar patients experience delusions and hallucinations (psychotic breaks) and he already has that diagnosis so you need help teasing out what the issues are that can be treated with medications (maybe a different combination-- Risperdal, for example, has worked wonders on my son for delusions, racing thoughts) and which ones will need other forms of treatment (but family counseling to help everyone cope with the path ahead is a great idea from MWM):</p><p> </p><p><strong><u></u></strong></p><p><strong><u>Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders</u></strong></p><p>Schizotypal (Personality) Disorder</p><p>Delusional Disorder</p><p>Brief Psychotic Disorder</p><p>Schizophreniform Disorder</p><p>Schizophrenia</p><p>Schizoaffective Disorder</p><p>Substance/Medication-Induced Psychotic Disorder</p><p>Psychotic Disorder Due to Another Medical Condition<strong></strong></p><p><strong>Catatonia</strong></p><p>Catatonia Associated With Another Mental Disorder (Catatonia Specifier)</p><p>Catatonic Disorder Due to Another Medical Condition</p><p>Unspecified Catatonia</p><p><strong>Other Specified Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorder</strong></p><p>Unspecified Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorder</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BackintheSaddle, post: 617760, member: 17503"] Sorry to hear about all of this....MWM is right that you should get a 2nd opinion from a psychological expert (none of those you mention have that training which is critical in a case like this)-- usually it's the psychologists who do the tests to diagnose psychological disorders unless there's a physical brain disorder involved where MRIs or scans can help diagnose-- ...what they are saying is his diagnosis falls within a [U]family[/U] of disorders called Other specified schizophrenia spectrum-- it's a relatively new classification of which schizophrenia itself is one of several options, so don't assume this is a schizophrenia diagnosis....this is the list of possibilities (below) based on what they're saying and usually professionals classify a diagnosis as 'other' (I bolded the one they told you) because the patient is demonstrating an array of symptoms that fall somewhat in one or more of the other disorders (but in none of them entirely)-- for something this serious, you really need a psychiatric professional in the mix-- a psychiatrist (MD trained) prescribes medications and gives the diagnosis based on input from the psychologist (PhD trained)-- based on your signature line, I'm probably telling you a lot you already know but I did want to encourage you that what is wrong isn't necessarily full-blown schizophrenia (which I know is as scary to some as hearing the word 'cancer')-- keep in mind that some bipolar patients experience delusions and hallucinations (psychotic breaks) and he already has that diagnosis so you need help teasing out what the issues are that can be treated with medications (maybe a different combination-- Risperdal, for example, has worked wonders on my son for delusions, racing thoughts) and which ones will need other forms of treatment (but family counseling to help everyone cope with the path ahead is a great idea from MWM): [B][U] Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders[/U][/B] Schizotypal (Personality) Disorder Delusional Disorder Brief Psychotic Disorder Schizophreniform Disorder Schizophrenia Schizoaffective Disorder Substance/Medication-Induced Psychotic Disorder Psychotic Disorder Due to Another Medical Condition[B] Catatonia[/B] Catatonia Associated With Another Mental Disorder (Catatonia Specifier) Catatonic Disorder Due to Another Medical Condition Unspecified Catatonia [B]Other Specified Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorder[/B] Unspecified Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorder [/QUOTE]
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