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19-year-old Hong Kong girl's dead body in Longshan Temple was plagued by hallucinations before her death, psychiatrist disassembles the causes and consequences

2022-10-13T23:11:10.385Z


A 19-year-old female student surnamed Zhong Hong Kong committed suicide in a toilet cubicle at the end of last month when a young girl was murdered at Longshan Temple in Taipei. Zhong's father traced for 10 days to piece together the details of his daughter's experience before her death.


A 19-year-old female student surnamed Zhong Hong Kong committed suicide in a toilet cubicle at the end of last month when a young girl was murdered at Longshan Temple in Taipei.

Zhong’s father traced for 10 days to piece together the details of his daughter’s experience before her death. He believed that his daughter, who had always behaved normally, was suddenly troubled by hallucinations. Self-rescue, but unfortunately his mental condition is getting worse day by day, and finally choose to end his life by suicide.


Psychiatrists have analyzed that acute insanity is mostly congenital. When patients reach a certain age, they will suddenly become ill and experience persecuted delusions and hallucinations. Some people think that they are seeing "spiritual phenomena", and some patients feel that they are being monitored. If the condition persists for a period of time, seek medical attention as soon as possible.


Zeng Fanguang, a psychiatrist, said that if young patients claim to have seen supernatural phenomena, they talk to themselves, laugh uncontrollably, and continue for a period of time, they may suffer from acute insanity.

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Zeng Fanguang, a psychiatrist, said that if a young patient in his 10s claims to see supernatural phenomena, such as someone following him, other people in the house, or even his relatives and friends witnessing him talking to himself, laughing uncontrollably, and disagreeing with him. There is a chance of suffering from acute mental disorder, also known as schizophrenia. After a long period of observation, about 90% of patients will also be diagnosed as schizophrenia disease.

He went on to point out that most acute mental disorders are congenital, and the onset at a certain age can also be caused by physical diseases, such as brain tumor, and the abuse of dangerous drugs. Psychiatrists will analyze the causes based on the patient's medical records. .

Dr. Zeng Fanguang emphasized that each patient's condition is different. Some people have been insane within a week or two, while some people's condition has gradually deteriorated, ranging from a few months to two to three years.

The predisposing factors are not necessarily related to living in the field.

He explained that it will be difficult to adapt to life when you first arrive in a foreign country, but if you get used to the new environment after a period of time, it will not be a problem. On the contrary, the pressure of work, study, interpersonal relationships, etc. may be an incentive, which induces the inherent disease factors, and then the disease will occur.

Patients are unaware that they are sick

Patients will have persecuted delusions and hallucinations, but will not realize that they are sick; and the content of hallucinations will vary with social changes, personal growth background, culture, beliefs, etc. For example, decades ago, it was more common to see the disease. When it comes to bizarre phenomena, they will think that there are supernatural events, such as ghosts, witchcraft, head-dropping, etc., and try to explain the experience in various ways; in recent years, technology is the mainstay, and patients feel that they are being monitored by cameras, such as the police Install aerial cameras and other instruments in the sky to monitor their lives, etc.

Dr. Zeng Fanguang continued that once a patient has abnormal behavior, he needs to receive further evaluation and treatment immediately, otherwise it will gradually deteriorate and become unable to live a normal life, such as not being able to work, hiding in the room, ignoring personal hygiene, etc. The strange behavior will be cured. More and more, people around you feel uneasy.

The treatment of acute insanity is mainly to take anti-schizophrenia drugs. The sooner the treatment is received, the better the effect. More than half of the patients will recover within a few months and return to normal life. After that, long-term follow-up and continuous medication are required. With each relapse, cognitive performance gets worse and worse.

Father Zhong blames himself, guilt, hard work, psychologist says it takes time to get through the sadness

Clinical psychologist Ye Miaoyan pointed out that if there is a case of mental disorder and strange words and deeds, they should be diagnosed by a psychiatrist to find out whether they have schizophrenia.

As for some cases of superstitious behavior, you should understand whether they feel that their personal ability is insufficient and cannot solve the problems they face, such as difficulties in life, study, work, interpersonal relationships, lack of personal self-confidence, or social support Weakness, etc., so that they seek help from more partial methods, "It is better to seek help from elders, family members, friends, or professional counseling, rather than using these methods, because it will bring you more trouble and even affect your mental health. "

The father of Zhong, who is in business, was emotionally trapped after the loss of his daughter. He once said: "I don't even want to do business." Ye Miaoyan pointed out that the sudden loss of a family member would be a big blow to the family.

In the early stage, the normal life of the family will be affected, including the inability to work, physical insomnia, loss of appetite, emotional fluctuations, guilt, self-blame, and anger. These are all understandable physical and mental conditions, but if they do not improve over time If you have extreme thoughts, you should seek professional counseling and psychological evaluation.

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Help Sites and Hotlines:

Hong Kong Samaritan Society for Suicide Prevention Hotline: 23892222

Hospital Authority Mental Health Hotline: 24667350

Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Zhi Ruo Yuan Hotline: 18281

Samaritans Hotline: 28960000

Social Welfare Department Hotline: 23432255

Lifeline: 23820000

Liminhui "Instant Communication": 35122626

Caritas Xiangqing Hotline: 18288

Source: hk1

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