Acute and Transient Psychoses

by Andreas Marneros , Frank Pillmann

• ISBN13: 9780521114066
• ISBN10: 0521114063
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-06-18
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

Brief and acute psychotic disorders with a short duration and a generally good prognosis have long intrigued psychiatrists. Although they are included in internationally accepted diagnostic systems, understanding of these disorders remains minimal. This book is the first comprehensive overview of the clinical features, biology, course and long-term outcome of brief and acute psychoses. The authors review the world literature on the topic and they also present data from their own longitudinal study - the most complete investigation of this group of disorders so far conducted. The book concludes with considerations of the nosological status of brief and acute psychoses and their impact on our understanding of the continuum of psychotic and affective disorders.

Table of Contents

History and Concepts

Psychiatric sculptors and psychiatric sculptures: the unformed clay and Kraepelin's vision

Concepts and synonym

Studies and Findings

Studies on brief and acute psychoses

Frequency and sociobiographic characteristics of acute and transient psychotic disorders (ATPD) and brief psychoses (BP)

The clinical features of the acute episode

Treatment

The longitudinal course

The long-term outcome

Suicidal behaviour

Comorbidity and somatic findings

Issues of Nosology

Defining the brief, acute and transient psychotic disorders: the polymorphic psychotic core

What are brief, acute and transient psychotic disorders?

Brief polymorphic psychoses as a component of a psychotic continuum

Appendix

References

Index

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