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Psychotic disorders, like schizophrenia, involve psychosis that usually affects you for the first time in the late teen years or early adulthood. Young people are especially likely to get it, but doctors don’t know why. Even before what doctors call the first episode of psychosis (FEP), you may show slight changes in the way you act or think. This is called the prodromal period and could last days, weeks, months, or even years.

Symptoms of Psychosis

• difficulty concentrating
• depressed mood
• sleeping too much or not enough
• anxiety
• suspiciousness
• withdrawal from family and friends
• delusions
• hallucinations
• disorganized speech, such as switching topics erratically
• depression
• suicidal thoughts or actions.

Causes of Psychosis

Doctors don’t know exactly what causes psychosis, but some known risk factors include:

• Genetics: You can have the genes for it, but that doesn’t always mean you’ll get psychosis.
• Drugs: Triggers include some prescription medications and abuse of alcohol or drugs like marijuana, LSD, and amphetamines.
• Trauma: The death of a loved one, a sexual assault, or war can lead to psychosis. The type of trauma and the age you were when it happened also play a role.
• Injuries and illnesses: Traumatic brain injuries, brain tumors, strokes, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, and HIV can all bring on psychosis

Journal accepts original manuscripts in the form of research articles, review articles, Clinical reviews, commentaries, case reports, perspectives and short communications.

 How we work:

• After submission, an acknowledgement with manuscript number is sent to the corresponding author within 7 working days.
• A 21-day window time frame is allotted for peer-review process wherein multiple experts are contacted.
• Author proof is generated within 7 working days after the acceptance decision.

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Regards,
Nancy Ella
Journal Editor
Dual Diagnosis: Open Access
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