Sugurical Psychosis?

Question

A Nurse living with me asked. Sometime older people present this mental condidtion after sugery

What I wanted to know is what causes Psychosis in older patents after surgical procedures. Knee replacement then the patent kind of gos nuts does not act like they used to.

Answer 1

Body Image Disturbance is a threat to ones self esteem. Surgery may be traumatic for patients esp if its their first time.Without proper pschological support to these postraumatic clients they may have psychoses.