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

Authors: Halime Tuna Çak, MD, Sadriye Ebru Çengel Kültür, MD, Berna Pehlivantürk, MD

Published in: European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry | Issue 4/2007

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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.

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Title: Remitting brief psychotic disorder in a 15-year-old male
Authors: Halime Tuna Çak, MD
Sadriye Ebru Çengel Kültür, MD
Berna Pehlivantürk, MD
Publication date: 01-06-2007
Publisher: D. Steinkopff-Verlag
Published in: European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry / Issue 4/2007
Print ISSN: 1018-8827
Electronic ISSN: 1435-165X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-006-0593-9

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