Tag: Schizophrenia
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Polyamory and Psychotic Disorders, Part 3
Continuing our review of the psychotic disorders and the way symptoms of psychotic disorders impact polyamory. Disorganized thinking (speech): communication is the key to any healthy relationship. And when someone can’t speak their thoughts it’s hard to communicate about relationship needs, problems, or just get clear consent. Some people find ways around this. For instance,…
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Polyamory and Psychotic Disorders, Part 2
We’re going to do something a bit different this time. We’re going to look at the main symptoms of psychotic disorders and see how they each impact polyamorous relationships. This is pretty involved, so Polyamory and Psychotic Disorders is going to end up as a 3 parter. Today we’ll be focusing on delusions and hallucinations.…
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Polyamory, Schizophrenia, and other psychotic disorders (Part 1)
This post and others discussing specific mental disorders will reference the Diagnostic and Statistical Manuel of Psychiatry and Psychology, Edition Five (DSM-V). Apologies to my international readers, I’m just not familiar enough with the ICD to use it as a reference. Please note: everyone’s experience of mental illness is different. This is general information meant…