Do I Have Brief Psychotic Disorder?

Do you experience delusions?

Do you experience hallucinations?

Do you experience disorganized speech (e.g., frequent incoherence)?

Do you experience grossly disorganized or catatonic behavior?

Does an episode of the disturbance have a duration of at least 1 day but less than 1 month, with eventual full return to the premorbid level of functioning (i.e., the state of functionality prior to the onset of the disorder)?

Can you confirm that the disturbance is not better explained by major depressive or bipolar disorder with psychotic features or another psychotic disorder such as schizophrenia or catatonia and is not attributable to the effects of a substance (e.g., drug abuse, medication) or another medical condition?

You do not have brief psychotic disorder.

Return It is unlikely you have brief psychotic disorder based on your answers.

While it is unlikely that you have brief psychotic disorder, you are displaying some symptoms that are related to this disorder. Please seek professional help for more information and support and to receive the right advice. Brief psychotic disorder is not a very common condition and is defined as sudden and brief periods of psychotic behavior, including delusions and hallucinations. When you don’t seek treatment after a first psychotic episode, a higher chance exists to have more episodes in the feature. The symptoms can put you at risk of violent behavior. Also, you may suffer unemployment and relationship issues.

Unfortunately, you are displaying the symptoms typically seen among individuals who have a brief psychotic disorder. Please seek professional help immediately for more information, support and treatment. Your doctor will ask you questions to rule out other health conditions that could be causing the symptoms. Managing the symptoms and recovering from this disorder is possible with medications and psychotherapy. The earlier you seek treatment, the better the outcome. Brief psychotic disorder in general does not last longer than one month, after which most of the people recover fully. In few cases it happens more than once.