title: Case report: F23.
abstract: In this paper, we draw attention to the advantage of the International Classification of Diseases 10th Edition in the classification of short lived, reactive, psychotic illnesses over other systems of classification in widespread use, and illustrate this with some case histories.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Epsom General Hospital, Surrey, England.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kosky
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bale
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis*