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Brief Psychotic Disorder

Symptoms:
Presence of one (or more) of the following symptoms:

  • delusions
  • hallucinations
  • disorganized speech (e.g., frequent derailment or incoherence)
  • grossly disorganized or catatonic behavior

Does not include culturally sanctioned response pattern.

Duration of an episode of the disturbance is at least 1 day but less than 1 month, with eventual full return to pre-morbid level of functioning.

Associated Features are:

  • Learning Problem
  • Hypoactivity
  • Psychotic
  • Euphoric Mood
  • Depressed Mood
  • Somatic/Sexual Dysfunction
  • Hyperactivity