BRIEF PSYCHOTIC DISORDER

Course overview

BRIEF PSYCHOTIC DISORDER (BPD) ACCORDING TO DSM-5 IS THE SUDDEN ONSET OF PSYCHOTIC BEHAVIOR THAT LASTS LESS THAN 1 MONTH FOLLOWED BY COMPLETE REMISSION WITH POSSIBLE FUTURE RELAPSES. IT IS DIFFERENTIATED FROM SCHIZOPHRENIFORM DISORDER AND SCHIZOPHRENIA BY THE DURATION OF THE PSYCHOSIS. THE DIAGNOSIS IS OFTEN ANTICIPATORY OR RETROSPECTIVE DUE TO THE DIAGNOSTIC REQUIREMENT OF COMPLETE REMISSION WITHIN 1 MONTH. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE PRESENTATION AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF BRIEF PSYCHOTIC DISORDER AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN ITS MANAGEMENT.