title: Clinical and follow-up study of unspecified non-organic psychosis.
abstract: The knowledge about unspecified psychosis is far from adequate currently. During a period of more than 3 years, 58 cases of Psychosis NOS or unspecified psychosis had been diagnosed and during a follow-up of more than 3 years, 21% cases developed Affective disorders, 16% cases developed reactive psychosis and 9% were diagnosed Schizophrenia during subsequent course of illness. 55% cases maintained the diagnosis of psychosis NOS. Unspecified psychosis seems to be a heterogeneous group with diagnostic change occurring in 45% of cases. Unspecified Psychosis was noticed to be more in the younger people. No demographic variable had any significant association with the clinical variables.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, NIMHANS, Bangalore.
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Chaturvedi
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Sahu