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Brief reactive psychosis

MedGen UID:
11010
•Concept ID:
C0033958
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonyms: Brief Reactive Psychoses; Brief Reactive Psychosis; Psychoses, Brief Reactive; Psychosis, Brief Reactive; Reactive Psychoses, Brief; Reactive Psychosis, Brief
SNOMED CT: Brief reactive psychosis (5464005); Brief psychotic disorder (5464005)

Definition

A disorder characterized by delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, and/or grossly disorganized behavior that resolve within a month. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVBrief reactive psychosis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Management of behavioral emergencies.
Tueth MJ
Am J Emerg Med 1995 May;13(3):344-50. doi: 10.1016/0735-6757(95)90216-3. PMID: 7755834

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Autism Spectrum Disorder and Psychosis: A Case Study.
Cashin A
J Child Adolesc Psychiatr Nurs 2016 May;29(2):72-8. Epub 2016 Jun 17 doi: 10.1111/jcap.12145. PMID: 27311754
DSM-III-R brief reactive psychosis and personality disorders.
Maffei C, Madeddu F, Fossati A, Brancato V, Di Rosa E, Riva E
Psychopathology 1995;28(3):140-6. doi: 10.1159/000284913. PMID: 7675999
Brief reactive psychosis and the major functional psychoses: descriptive case studies in Africa.
Guinness EA
Br J Psychiatry Suppl 1992 Apr;(16):24-41. PMID: 1389028
Relationship between the neuroses and brief reactive psychosis: descriptive case studies in Africa.
Guinness EA
Br J Psychiatry Suppl 1992 Apr;(16):12-23. PMID: 1389027
Reactive psychoses.
Stephens JH, Shaffer JW, Carpenter WT Jr
J Nerv Ment Dis 1982 Nov;170(11):657-63. doi: 10.1097/00005053-198211000-00004. PMID: 7119765

Diagnosis

Psychosocial issues: pelvic exenterative surgery.
Turns D
J Surg Oncol 2001 Mar;76(3):224-36. doi: 10.1002/jso.1036. PMID: 11276026
Management of behavioral emergencies.
Tueth MJ
Am J Emerg Med 1995 May;13(3):344-50. doi: 10.1016/0735-6757(95)90216-3. PMID: 7755834
DSM-III-R brief reactive psychosis and personality disorders.
Maffei C, Madeddu F, Fossati A, Brancato V, Di Rosa E, Riva E
Psychopathology 1995;28(3):140-6. doi: 10.1159/000284913. PMID: 7675999
Brief reactive psychosis.
Munoz RA, Amado H, Hyatt S
J Clin Psychiatry 1987 Aug;48(8):324-7. PMID: 3611034
Reactive psychoses.
Stephens JH, Shaffer JW, Carpenter WT Jr
J Nerv Ment Dis 1982 Nov;170(11):657-63. doi: 10.1097/00005053-198211000-00004. PMID: 7119765

Therapy

Revisiting Jerusalem Syndrome: A Case Displaying Similar Symptoms to Jerusalem Syndrome During Mecca Visit.
Şahin F, Candansayar S, Geniş B
Turk Psikiyatri Derg 2022 Winter;33(4):290-292. doi: 10.5080/u26966. PMID: 36592108
Extended intensive care correlates with worsening of surgical outcome after elective abdominal aortic reconstruction.
Dovzhanskiy DI, Schwab S, Bischoff MS, Brenner T, Weigand MA, Hinz U, Böckler D
J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) 2021 Dec;62(6):591-599. Epub 2021 May 20 doi: 10.23736/S0021-9509.21.11842-7. PMID: 34014060
Brief psychotic disorder associated with quarantine and mild COVID-19.
Haddad PM, Al Abdulla M, Latoo J, Iqbal Y
BMJ Case Rep 2020 Dec 16;13(12) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-240088. PMID: 33328211
Three Cases of COVID-19-related First Onset Brief Reactive Psychosis.
Jaworowski S, Weiser M, Gropp C, Malka M
Isr Med Assoc J 2020 Oct;22(10):612. PMID: 33070483
Predictors of acute treatment response in patients with a first episode of non-affective psychosis: sociodemographics, premorbid and clinical variables.
Crespo-Facorro B, Pelayo-Terán JM, Pérez-Iglesias R, Ramírez-Bonilla M, Martínez-García O, Pardo-García G, Vázquez-Barquero JL
J Psychiatr Res 2007 Oct;41(8):659-66. Epub 2006 Jun 23 doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2006.05.002. PMID: 16797591

Prognosis

Extended intensive care correlates with worsening of surgical outcome after elective abdominal aortic reconstruction.
Dovzhanskiy DI, Schwab S, Bischoff MS, Brenner T, Weigand MA, Hinz U, Böckler D
J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) 2021 Dec;62(6):591-599. Epub 2021 May 20 doi: 10.23736/S0021-9509.21.11842-7. PMID: 34014060
Follow-up and family study of postpartum psychoses. Part IV: Schizophreniform psychoses and brief reactive psychoses: lack of nosological relation to schizophrenia.
Schöpf J, Rust B
Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 1994;244(3):141-4. doi: 10.1007/BF02191889. PMID: 7803528
Brief reactive psychosis and the major functional psychoses: descriptive case studies in Africa.
Guinness EA
Br J Psychiatry Suppl 1992 Apr;(16):24-41. PMID: 1389028
Relationship between the neuroses and brief reactive psychosis: descriptive case studies in Africa.
Guinness EA
Br J Psychiatry Suppl 1992 Apr;(16):12-23. PMID: 1389027
Reactive psychoses.
Stephens JH, Shaffer JW, Carpenter WT Jr
J Nerv Ment Dis 1982 Nov;170(11):657-63. doi: 10.1097/00005053-198211000-00004. PMID: 7119765

Clinical prediction guides

Extended intensive care correlates with worsening of surgical outcome after elective abdominal aortic reconstruction.
Dovzhanskiy DI, Schwab S, Bischoff MS, Brenner T, Weigand MA, Hinz U, Böckler D
J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) 2021 Dec;62(6):591-599. Epub 2021 May 20 doi: 10.23736/S0021-9509.21.11842-7. PMID: 34014060
Predictors of acute treatment response in patients with a first episode of non-affective psychosis: sociodemographics, premorbid and clinical variables.
Crespo-Facorro B, Pelayo-Terán JM, Pérez-Iglesias R, Ramírez-Bonilla M, Martínez-García O, Pardo-García G, Vázquez-Barquero JL
J Psychiatr Res 2007 Oct;41(8):659-66. Epub 2006 Jun 23 doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2006.05.002. PMID: 16797591
Subjective experiences in psychotic disorders: diagnostic value and clinical correlates.
Peralta V, Cuesta MJ
Compr Psychiatry 1998 Jan-Feb;39(1):11-5. doi: 10.1016/s0010-440x(98)90026-8. PMID: 9472450
Madness and Maastricht: a review of reactive psychoses from a European perspective.
Taylor M
J R Soc Med 1994 Nov;87(11):683-6. doi: 10.1177/014107689408701117. PMID: 7837192Free PMC Article
Follow-up and family study of postpartum psychoses. Part IV: Schizophreniform psychoses and brief reactive psychoses: lack of nosological relation to schizophrenia.
Schöpf J, Rust B
Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 1994;244(3):141-4. doi: 10.1007/BF02191889. PMID: 7803528

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