can psychosis be caused by a hit to the head/ brain injury?
2007-01-14 16:35:44 · 3 answers · asked by osopimpin 1 in Health ➔ Mental Health
Yes, certain behavioral disorders can be caused by injuries as well. Brain tumors can cause schizophrenic or homicidal behavior.
2007-01-14 16:44:37 · answer #1 · answered by oscpressgirl66 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have heard of links between brain injury and depression. I have been hospitalized for 2 head injuries and have had several that have caused me to black out. The first of these was at 13, I am now 36. I don't know if it was teenage years or the brain injuries that caused my depression initially but I have it. Now I ask myself what does it matter how I got it, I just need to deal with it.
Sometimes it doesn't matter why something is, it just is.
2007-01-15 00:55:00 · answer #2 · answered by mati 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to work with a guy who had schizophrenia, and it apparently started after he had a head injury. I don't think it's typical either of head injuries or as a cause of psychosis. According to the article cited below, "Psychosis is a rare but devastating sequela of traumatic brain injury (TBI)."
2007-01-15 00:49:20 · answer #3 · answered by rcpeabody1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋