title: Reactive psychosis: a classical category nearing extinction?
abstract: By presenting two illustrative case histories, the authors stress the importance of the classical category of reactive psychosis which has disappeared from recent international classifications as a distinct nosological entity. Reactive psychosis is essential in the differential diagnosis of acute psychoses as the diagnosis of reactive psychosis has far-reaching therapeutic implications. Clinical and conceptual issues concerning reactive psychosis are briefly reviewed with respect to major classical and modern papers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, SAR, China. gsungvari@cuhk.edu.hk
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Ungvari
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Leung
authors.forename: W K
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Tang
mesh_terms: D000275:Adjustment Disorders / Q000145:classification* / Q000523:psychology*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000145:classification* / Q000523:psychology*