CopperViper
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"Post-psychotic depression (PPD) is a depressive state that can develop after the acute phase of a psychotic episode, such as one related to schizophrenia.“
I‘ve been doing some light research on this topic because I was talking to another person with schizophrenia that is currently experiencing this and noticed- I probably have as well. Something to note- it‘s incredibly hard to distinguish from the effects of antipsychotics.
What really bothers me about the reseach I‘m doing is- whenever I read something about PPD that is caused by anything other than schizophrenia, it‘s discussed as a neurological reaction to psychosis or various conditions with various reasons behind why the brain does this.
However, for schizophrenics the discussion revolves around shame and guilt over what someone did during psychosis rather than any neurological effects that might be causing this.
It feels unfair.
It‘s like our pain isn‘t taken as seriously.
I‘ve also noticed that our positive symptoms are treated, yet our negative symptoms are often ignored and even exacerbated by medications. I read that many would prefer to have their depression treated over their psychosis but their psychosis is prioritized and their depression is ignored.
I realize that we are feared by the general population, and that they are going to prioritize treating us in a way that makes them feel safer, as well as prioritize making us more „functional“ to societal standards, but I feel like our pain should be taken more seriously. I also realize that how we engage with the world during psychosis can have a lot of negative consequences, but I really feel like more is happening in our brains for this (PPD) to happen after an episode.
Any thoughts on how we are portrayed in research and in psychiatry that seems unfair? Have you noticed similar themes while doing research?
I‘ve been doing some light research on this topic because I was talking to another person with schizophrenia that is currently experiencing this and noticed- I probably have as well. Something to note- it‘s incredibly hard to distinguish from the effects of antipsychotics.
What really bothers me about the reseach I‘m doing is- whenever I read something about PPD that is caused by anything other than schizophrenia, it‘s discussed as a neurological reaction to psychosis or various conditions with various reasons behind why the brain does this.
However, for schizophrenics the discussion revolves around shame and guilt over what someone did during psychosis rather than any neurological effects that might be causing this.
It feels unfair.
It‘s like our pain isn‘t taken as seriously.
I‘ve also noticed that our positive symptoms are treated, yet our negative symptoms are often ignored and even exacerbated by medications. I read that many would prefer to have their depression treated over their psychosis but their psychosis is prioritized and their depression is ignored.
I realize that we are feared by the general population, and that they are going to prioritize treating us in a way that makes them feel safer, as well as prioritize making us more „functional“ to societal standards, but I feel like our pain should be taken more seriously. I also realize that how we engage with the world during psychosis can have a lot of negative consequences, but I really feel like more is happening in our brains for this (PPD) to happen after an episode.
Any thoughts on how we are portrayed in research and in psychiatry that seems unfair? Have you noticed similar themes while doing research?
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