Talk:Psychotic break

This

http://www.mhsanctuary.com/therapist/439.htm defines "psychotic break" as: "dissociation" is generally considered a "psychotic break". In other words, a person is so overwhelmed by either internal or external turmoil that what we generally think of their "ego" just plain collapses.

This corresponds with my understanding of the definition of a psychotic break and is in sharp contrast with the current state of the page.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22psychotic+break

A few of the Google search entries talk of a first psychotic break. If as the article currently reads a psychotic break is "the first time that a person experiences an episode of primary psychosis." the first psychotic break would be the last, as all subsequent psychotic breaks would be the second, third, etc... Hackwrench 05:46, 8 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I am no psychiatrist but I've been through Opiate withdrawal many times and have never experienced anything like psychosis or schizophrenia. Conversely I don't know any opiate user who has. I think this article is erroneous. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.102.29.35 (talk) 18:13, 2 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Merger

Merge to psychosis? 94.197.106.100 (talk) 22:41, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

well how-about a merger with Mental_breakdown ? They're exactly the same thing except this article seems to be weirdly tinted by psychoanalytical thought, without stating that it's a psychoanalytical term (I don't think it is). 74.209.55.108 (talk) 19:31, 20 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

thesis statment

The introductory or thesis statment would only make sense to someone who is already familiar with thhe subject. It needs to be simpler and more comprehensive.

I would suggest an example, but I'm still not sure what's being said even after looking up definitions of several of the technical terms.

Pb8bije6a7b6a3w (talk) 21:02, 25 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Citations

Citations 7 & 10 are incomplete. Just a little suggestion. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.191.88.218 (talk) 06:21, 26 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed Lova Falk talk 07:07, 8 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]