My husband is 33 yrs old. Last 15 days he is suffering from acute psychosis episode. He is taking medicines and doing meditation every day few mins with consultation of a psychiatrist and a psychologist. But still he is facing some problems like panic attack, suspicious nature, insecurity. How long it will take to back him in normal life ? Is it curable ?
Hi, Thanks for writing to Chat Doctor You did not have mention any clinical features so it's not possible exactly to tell which kind of illness he is suffering from. But as per your given history, he has all psychotic symptoms within these 15 days only with panic attacks. What exactly happened before illness that also you haven't mentioned. It may be provisionally brief psychotic disorder or acute stress disorder and in very fewer chances, adjustment disorder. Most probably with the limited data you provided, It's mostly brief psychotic disorder. If it is then all symptoms will go away within 30 days. Very few patients have persistent symptoms, and later they may be diagnosed as schizophrenia. If its brief psychotic disorder then he will be ok on medicines. May doctor ask to take medicines for a bit long likely 3 to 6 months. Very rarely, severe panic attacks may give impression that patient is going crazy. Very vague symptoms may present. It needs more details for exact prognostic prediction. Hope I have answered your query,