The state of constant persecution, someone's presence and anxiety can indicate the presence of a mental illness. It got the name of mania or delusion of persecution. This disease can and should be fought.
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Persecution mania is a condition in which a person senses someone's presence and observation. He is pestered by a feeling of anxiety, which leads to suspicion. Persecution mania is also called delusion and refers to signs of insanity.
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Psychiatrists have been studying persecution mania for a long time, but they have not yet been able to establish the exact reasons for its occurrence. Doctors attribute a genetic predisposition to some of them. Psychological trauma, according to psychiatrists, can also provoke the development of this disease. Such injuries include an unhealthy environment at work, in the family, and social problems.
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Drug or alcohol poisoning can cause persecution mania. This disease can cause brain damage such as vascular atherosclerosis, Alzheimer's disease. Central nervous system abnormalities can also lead to persecution mania. And, finally, doctors call stress disorders another reason for the development of this disease.
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Persecution mania can be recognized by some of the symptoms a person has. These include isolation, a constant feeling that someone is harassing or threatening, distrust of people, a tendency to self-isolation, suspicion, insomnia, constant tension, attacks of fear, aggression.
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Having noticed such symptoms in a person, you should immediately contact a specialist with him. As a rule, people with persecution mania consider themselves to be completely healthy. But if at least a few symptoms show themselves, you need to force the patient to see a doctor, because only at the request of relatives can a person agree to go to a specialist.
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Persecution mania is difficult to treat, as long-term study of the disease has not yet yielded significant results. The main cause of persecution delusions is considered to be a violation of the brain. Therefore, in the diagnosis of this disease, they start from this very idea. The psychotherapist not only conducts a conversation with the patient, but also directs him to X-ray and magnetic resonance imaging of the brain, as well as electroencephalography.
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If the disease is mild, the psychiatrist confines himself to talking with the patient. At the reception, the doctor prescribes the necessary drugs for a person with persecution mania. Over time, they help to overcome the disease.
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In difficult cases, when the patient shows aggression and tries to prove his innocence with his fists, he is admitted to the clinic. Treatment of persecution mania occurs with the help of insulin therapy, tranquilizers, electroshock therapy, psychotropic drugs, sedatives and psychotherapy. If drugs, alcohol or medications are the cause of the disease, you need to stop taking them and undergo rehabilitation.
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Electroconvulsive therapy is not used for paranoid forms of persecution mania. In this case, it turns out to be ineffective. This also applies to insulin therapy.
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Drug therapy is ineffective if not combined with other methods. Tranquilizers, sedatives, and antipsychotics can help calm a shattered psyche. They will also prevent the exacerbation of the disease.
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Psychotherapy is effective in the case of using hypnosis, since the beliefs of a sick person are practically not amenable to external adjustment. The creation of successful family relationships will benefit the patient. It must be remembered that persecution mania in the absence of the necessary treatment can lead to depression, schizophrenia, harm to others and oneself, paranoia.
