2016
Overview
Brief psychotic disorder is a mental health condition marked by the sudden onset of psychotic symptoms that last at least one day but less than one month, after which the person returns to their previous level of functioning. The symptoms can include delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, and grossly disorganized or catatonic behavior. Onset is often abrupt and may follow a significant stressor such as a traumatic event, major loss, or, in some cases, the period surrounding childbirth, though it can also occur without an identifiable trigger. Because the episode is time-limited by definition, accurate diagnosis depends on ruling out other causes of psychosis, including substance use, medical conditions, and longer-lasting psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder. This page sits within a journal focused on schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders and their treatment, a field concerned with understanding the causes, course, assessment, and management of conditions that involve a loss of contact with reality. Research in this area examines how psychotic episodes present, how they are distinguished from one another, and how they can be treated and supported. This page gathers peer-reviewed, open-access research relevant to brief psychotic disorder and the broader study of psychotic conditions.
Research published in this journal
1 peer-reviewed article, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.