Differential diagnosis of psychosis. A brief guide for the primary care physician.
By keeping in mind that not a psychosis is schizophrenia, the primary care physician can often avoid misdiagnosis in behaviorally disturbed patients. Abnormal behavior may result from mood disorders, drug-induced psychosis and other organic disorders, personality disorders, delusional disorders, autism, or mental retardation. A long-term history is essential for correct diagnosis and treatment.
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Psychiatry Service, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Veterans Administration Hospital, Montrose 10548.
D000341:Affective Disorders, Psychotic / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D011320:Primary Health Care; D011605:Psychoses, Substance-Induced / Q000175:diagnosis; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis