Inside Schizophrenia: Psychosis in Schizophrenia

What exactly is psychosis? What happens in the brain of a person with schizophrenia who is hallucinating? Schizophrenic Rachel Star Withers shares her personal hallucinations and delusions and Dr. Joseph Goldberg, who specializes in researching what goes on in the brain when someone is experiencing psychosis, joins to break down how the brain functions during psychotic episodes. Host Rachel Star Withers, a diagnosed schizophrenic, and co-host Gabe Howard delve into these intense subjects in this episode of Inside Schizophrenia.  Highlights from “Psychosis in Schizophrenia” Episode [02:13]  Rachel, do you hallucinate? [03:40] What is psychosis? [07:00]  Signs to spot that someone might be starting to lose grip with reality [09:00]  The types of psychosis [13:10]  Rachel and her wings in Walmart [17:00] Audio Hallucinations [24:00]  Guest Interview with Dr. Joseph F Goldberg [29:00]  What happens in the brain when you hallucinate [41:00]  The mouse study [43:00]  The empowerment of our brain About Our Guest Joseph F Goldberg, MD, is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City and private practice in Norwalk, CT. His primary research interests include conducting clinical trials with novel pharmacotherapies for mania, depression, mixed and rapid cycling in patients with bipolar disorder. Dr. Goldberg has published over 180 research publications and 3 textbooks on psychopharmacology and mood disorders. D...
Source: World of Psychology - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tags: Brain and Behavior Disorders General Inside Schizophrenia Mental Health and Wellness Active psychosis Delusions Delusions Hallucinations Living with Schizoprenia Mental Disorder Mental Illness Psychology psychotic Psychotic Break Source Type: blogs