DThoris

In reading about the prevalence of #dissociating in patients with #schizophrenia spectrum disorders, I came across this fascinating paper detailing diagnostic criteria for SSDs and Disociative Disorders. Among other things of interest, it talks about the "network structure of psychopathology." Or the idea that mental health problems we currently view as co-morbid may actually just be causally linked. As in anxiety makes it hard to sleep...

1/2

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5216848/

#MentalHealth #science

Unique and Overlapping Symptoms in Schizophrenia Spectrum and Dissociative Disorders in Relation to Models of Psychopathology: A Systematic Review

Schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSDs) and dissociative disorders (DDs) are described in the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders (DSM-5) and tenth edition of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases ...

PubMed Central (PMC)
Jun 21, 2024 at 7:58pmWeb
Show threadDThorisJun 21, 2024

Being tired makes it hard to properly assess threat or regulate our emotions. Which can cause more stress and anxiety, resulting in a downward spiral to depression. So that person wouldn't necessarily have depression primarily, and thus antidepressants may not help. But anti-anxiety meds could!

Neat stuff.

2/2

#MentalHealth #science