Patients
who experience an acute or brief psychotic episode lasting longer
than one day but less than one month and that may or may not immediately
follow an important life stress or a pregnancy(with postpartum onset.
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Brief
Psychotic Disorder - Brief psychotic disorder consists of delusions,
hallucinations, or other psychotic symptoms for at least 1 day but
< 1 mo, with eventual return to normal premorbid functioning. It
is typically caused by severe stress in susceptible people. 3/5
Brief
Psychotic Disorder - The essential feature of Brief Psychotic
Disorder is a disturbance that involves the sudden onset of at least
one of the following positive psychotic symptoms: delusions, hallucinations,
disorganized speech (e.g., frequent derailment or incoherence), or
grossly disorganized or catatonic behavior (Criterion A).3/5
Brief
Psychotic Disorder - Brief Psychotic Disorder information - The
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition
(DSM-IV) describes brief psychotic disorder based primarily on duration
of symptoms. DSM-IV defines brief psychotic disorder as an illness
lasting from 1 day to 1 month, with an eventual return to the premorbid
level of functioning. 3/5
Brief
Psychotic Disorder Causes Symptoms Information With Treatment
- Brief Psychotic Disorder illness usually begins abruptly and disappears
within a month. Brief Psychotic Disorder is a psychosis that has a
rapid onset, generally following a major stressor.
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Schizophrenia
and Brief Psychotic Disorder - As the name suggests, brief psychotic
disorder is a short-term illness with psychotic symptoms. The symptoms
often come on suddenly, but last for less than one month, after which
the person usually recovers completely. 3/5
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