ACUTE &TRANSIENT PSYCHOSIS: AN OVERVIEW
Journal Title: The Odisha Journal of Psychiatry - Year 2008, Vol 15, Issue 1
Abstract
Acute psychosis has been described for more than a century. The occurrence of a non-organic, non-affective psychosis, which has an acute onset and is short lasting in course, has always been a problem in traditional classifications, which are based on Kraepelin's dichotomy. Over the years it has been documented to be more common in developing countries. An important aspect of acute psychosis described around the globe is its divergent symptom profile and the impact of culture on the symptom profile. In this article, I will briefly review the literature on the historical concepts, inclusion of acute psychosis in the current nosological and research from India, which has provided credence to existence of this nosological entity
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Sandeep Grove
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