Posted: Nov 19, 2010 12:10 am
Mr.Samsa wrote:
Why do you say that? Given the symptoms, it's probably inevitable that someone who suffers from it will at least require cognitive behavioral therapy to change their unhealthy thought patterns into something more stable and realistic, and then the question of whether it requires medication or not depends on whether it has a biological cause or an environmental one. Medication isn't always necessary for psychosis, although it can be useful to reduce extreme symptoms before beginning a more effective therapy.
In my experience, delusional psychosis is rarely environmental and almost always requires medication. Cognitive behavior therapy is secondary to and rarely works without medication and is usually to keep them ON the medication. Delusions are a powerful distortion of your core beliefs as a result of abnormal brain function. The chemistry of the brain needs to be managed first.