Yesterday, 12:36 PM
Let's start with exploring the cold truth that delusions are extremely difficult to treat. Antipsychotic medications have high rates of success when it comes to treating hallucinations for roughly 80% of patients. Even then, only if luck has it that the most effective meds for those suffering are discovered. The same, however, cannot be said for delusional thoughts.
This makes sense once you consider a few facts. A true delusion is a fixed false believe that the psychotic person holds to be true. A pill will not change your mind. Medications are not capable of doing this. When a patient holds to a delusion deeply enough, they are certain to fight against any attempt to change their minds with ferocity.
Indeed, any effort to change the person's mind is likely to result in said person incorporating anyone attempting to contradict their belief into the held delusional narrative. Thus deepening the delusion and increasing it's complexity. Unshakeable.
The destructive force of a deep delusion stems from it warping one's view of reality. It alters one's daily choices for the worst. It is certain to change behavior using greater levels of persuasion than a commanding voice. Given that the afflicted react within twisted, ever-evolving delusional foundations which are constantly built upon over time, the destructive behavior only seems to worsen.
The day we can rid people of delusions with effective treatment is the day we deal a huge blow to psychotic conditions such as schizophrenia
This makes sense once you consider a few facts. A true delusion is a fixed false believe that the psychotic person holds to be true. A pill will not change your mind. Medications are not capable of doing this. When a patient holds to a delusion deeply enough, they are certain to fight against any attempt to change their minds with ferocity.
Indeed, any effort to change the person's mind is likely to result in said person incorporating anyone attempting to contradict their belief into the held delusional narrative. Thus deepening the delusion and increasing it's complexity. Unshakeable.
The destructive force of a deep delusion stems from it warping one's view of reality. It alters one's daily choices for the worst. It is certain to change behavior using greater levels of persuasion than a commanding voice. Given that the afflicted react within twisted, ever-evolving delusional foundations which are constantly built upon over time, the destructive behavior only seems to worsen.
The day we can rid people of delusions with effective treatment is the day we deal a huge blow to psychotic conditions such as schizophrenia