Psychotic Disorders
| Definition: |
Disorders in which there is a loss of ego boundaries or a gross impairment in reality testing with delusions or prominent hallucinations. (From DSM-IV, 1994) |
| Notes: |
puerperal psychoses = PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS (IM) + PUERPERAL DISORDERS (IM); psychoses or psychotic disord in children = CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE |
| Also Called: |
Psychosis, Brief Reactive,Schizoaffective Disorder,Schizophreniform Disorders |
Psychotic Disorders Definitions and Terms
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