Key points

Ongoing psychotic episodes are accompanied by cognitive deterioration.

The increased vulnerability to recurrent episodes has been termed "kindling."

Cognitive deficits are seen in attention, memory and executive function.

kindling Source: Pete Linforth from Pixabay

My intention in writing these posts is to share the experiences that I went through with my son , starting with the first manifestation of his illness and our journey through numerous subsequent episodes. It's also to provide commentary as a parent and psychiatrist on issues that these experiences bring up, such as how the diagnostic process works in mental health, and how to work with treatment providers and medication issues. My hope is that reading this may be helpful for people with mental healt

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