Psychotic Disorder
Includes people who experience the symptoms of Schizophrenia for less than 6 months.
Schizoaffective Disorder
Includes people who have Symptoms of Schizophrenia and who exhibit the characteristics of mood disorders, such as depression and bipolar affective disorder.
Delusional Disorder
Includes people with a persistent belief those are contrary to reality, in absence of the other characteristics of Schizophrenia.
Brief Psychotic Disorder
Includes people with one or more positive symptoms, such as delusions, hallucinations or disorganized speech or behavior over the course of less than a month.
Attenuated Psychosis Syndrome
Includes one or more of the symptoms of Schizophrenia such as hallucinations or delusions, but the individual is aware that these are unusual experience and are not typical for a healthy person.
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David H. Barlow, BOSTON UNIVERSITY
V. Mark Durand, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA- ST. PETERSBERG
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Allov. L.B.: Riskind, J.H. and Manos, M.J.
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