Psychotic Disorders Flashcards
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Delusional Disorder
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- beginning in early adulthood
- criterion A for schizophrenia not met
- a least one delusion lasting one month or longer.
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Schizotypal Disorder
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- also known as personality disorder
- must have 5 or more symptoms
- beginning in early adulthood
- odd beliefs that influence behavior – “sixth sense”
- suspicious or paranoid ideation
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Brief Psychotic Disorder
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- delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, catatonia
- one symptom must be present
- disturbance is at least one day, but not longer than one month
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Schizophreniform Disorder
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-delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, extreme catatonic behavior, diminished emotional expression
- two or more symptoms must be present for a significant portion of a one month period
- no depressive or manic episodes
- episode lasts one month but not more than 6 months
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Schizophrenia
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- delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, extreme catatonic behavior, diminished emotional expression (criterion A)
- continuous signs of disturbance for at least six months
- lower level of life functioning in more then one area
- equivalent risk for both sexes
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Schizoaffective Disorder
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- major depressive or manic episode is concurrent with criterion A of schizophrenia
- higher rate in females
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Substance/Medication Induced Psychotic Disorder
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- delusions, hallucinations
- laboratory confirmation that the symptoms occurred soon after taking the drug.
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Psychotic Disorder due to another medical condition
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- prominent hallucinations or delusions
- not otherwise explained by another mental disorder
- laboratory finding of another medical condition
- often the most difficult to diagnose
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Catatonia Disorder associated with another mental disorder
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Three or more symptoms of psychomotor disturbances (12 subtypes)
- pathology leads to other medical condition
- the disturbance does not only happen in a state of delirium.
