Present state of reactive psychoses in Scandinavia.
The diagnosis of reactive psychosis is more commonly used in Denmark and Norway, where 50 and 40%, respectively, of first-admitted patients with functional psychoses will be diagnosed as having a reactive psychosis. The predictive validity of the concept is discussed. The concept has to be better operationalized and limited in the future.
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Gaustad Hospital, University of Oslo, Norway.
D000275:Adjustment Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012537:Scandinavian and Nordic Countries; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis