Remitting brief psychotic disorder in a 15-year-old male

Cak H. T., Kueltuer S. E. C., Pehlivantuerk B.

EUROPEAN CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY, cilt.16, sa.4, ss.281-285, 2007 (SSCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 16 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00787-006-0593-9
  • Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.281-285
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

We present a case of remitting brief psychotic disorder in a 15 year old male, who had 4 phenomenologically alike episodes consisting of the following symptoms; sudden onset, unstructured delusions, hallucinations, clouding of consciousness, and a rapid return to his premorbid level of functioning. No evidence was found indicating a metabolic disease or a neurological disorder. The diagnostic criteria of brief psychotic disorder were fulfilled, although the clinical picture could not be described adequately by using only DSM-IV criteria. Remitting brief psychosis and the validity of different diagnostic systems are discussed.