On December 16, Mr. Liu, 50 years old from Hunan, because of his mother's death, appeared gibberish, restless, always recalled the past events, recalled from his love to marriage and children, said that someone in his ear talked to himself, someone harmed himself, did not sleep at night, the family thought that they were evil, and asked for "bodhisattva water" to drive away evil, but did not see the slightest improvement.
Seeing that the symptoms worsened, on December 20, the family took Mr. Liu to Hunan Provincial Brain Hospital (Hunan Second People's Hospital) for treatment, diagnosed with acute stress disorder, and admitted to the Department of Physical Disease Psychiatry (Male Ward) for treatment.
According to Dr. Peng Fuzhi, acute emergency disorder refers to a transient mental disorder that occurs within minutes or hours after suffering a sharp and severe traumatic event, which is mainly manifested as traumatic re-experience, avoidance and numbness, high alert state, separation symptoms, emotional unresponsiveness, etc., and mental symptoms such as auditory hallucinations, speech and behavior disorders, etc.
The treatment of acute emergency disorders is mainly psychotherapy and antipsychotic drug treatment, in which psychotherapy requires doctors and patients to establish a good relationship, which is conducive to doctors helping patients correct wrong views and eliminate patients' doubts, so as to achieve the effect of treatment. In addition, for patients with abnormal mental behavior, in addition to psychotherapy, it is also necessary to choose appropriate drugs to control mental symptoms.
"Acute stress disorder is a transient mental disorder caused by sudden and unusually severe mental stimulation or persistent distress. Patients can generally recover within a few hours or 1 week, the treatment effect is good, and even some patients can relieve on their own. Peng Fuzhi reminded:
First, when encountering setbacks and difficulties in normal times, you should release your bad emotions in time, so as to improve your ability to cope with stress events;
Second, after the traumatic event, you can't resolve the bad emotions, and you should seek the help of a professional doctor in time;
The third is to pay attention to the emotions of the family, and when there is an emotional abnormality, it should be timely to give persuasion and comfort to avoid the family's emotions becoming extreme.
At present, after a period of psychological treatment and drug treatment, Mr. Liu's mental symptoms have been basically controlled, and his life and work are not affected.
Contributed by: Yang Qi, Department of Physical Disease psychiatry (male ward) of the Second People's Hospital of Hunan Province
Editor: Cheng Jie
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