Many different countries have different methods of identifying the disease and there exist many different boundaries between this disease and similar ones. Two similar diseases where the patient suffers a functioning psychosis are schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. The distinction between the two is not an easy one to make due to the fact that they both deal with many of the same symptoms but sometimes patients interpret them in different ways. One major common symptom they both have is illogical thinking, where they think or see situations differently than what actually occurred. Auditory hallucinations may also occur in either manic or depressive states of bipolar disorder, and it is also a common symptom for schizophrenics though the main difference is that for schizophrenics the auditory hallucinations are often commenting on the person’s actions or converse with one another. Delusions are also common because they give the individual's senses that they are being followed or controlled by outside forces, or that their thoughts are being broadcasted or interfered with. Since many symptoms are unusual and can have devastating effects when they are not treated, when they do receive medication they can potentially very successful
Many different countries have different methods of identifying the disease and there exist many different boundaries between this disease and similar ones. Two similar diseases where the patient suffers a functioning psychosis are schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. The distinction between the two is not an easy one to make due to the fact that they both deal with many of the same symptoms but sometimes patients interpret them in different ways. One major common symptom they both have is illogical thinking, where they think or see situations differently than what actually occurred. Auditory hallucinations may also occur in either manic or depressive states of bipolar disorder, and it is also a common symptom for schizophrenics though the main difference is that for schizophrenics the auditory hallucinations are often commenting on the person’s actions or converse with one another. Delusions are also common because they give the individual's senses that they are being followed or controlled by outside forces, or that their thoughts are being broadcasted or interfered with. Since many symptoms are unusual and can have devastating effects when they are not treated, when they do receive medication they can potentially very successful