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We present a case of remitting brief psychotic disorder in a 15 year old male, who had 4 phenomenologically alike episodes consisting of the following symptoms; sudden onset, unstructured delusions, hallucinations, clouding of consciousness, and a rapid return to his premorbid level of functioning. No evidence was found indicating a metabolic disease or a neurological disorder. The diagnostic criteria of brief psychotic disorder were fulfilled, although the clinical picture could not be described adequately by using only DSM-IV criteria. Remitting brief psychosis and the validity of different diagnostic systems are discussed.
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From the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. Dr. Çak is a Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Resident. Dr. Kültür is a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist. Dr. Pehlivantürk is Associate Professor.
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Çak, H.T., Çengel Kültür, S.E. & Pehlivantürk, B. Remitting brief psychotic disorder in a 15-year-old male. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 16, 281–285 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-006-0593-9
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