ABSTRACT
Acute psychotic disorders with a remitting course have a long history. The diagnosis of "Brief Psychotic disorder" is based on DSM IV criteria. Relatively low doses of antipsychotic drugs lead to significant symptom amelioration. Generally, brief psychotic disorder has a good prognosis and runs its course in less than a month. A good prognosis is usually associated with sudden onset, short duration of symptoms, and good premorbid adjustment
Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Hallucinations/diagnosis , Delusions/diagnosis , Acute DiseaseABSTRACT
Chronic diarrhea and weight loss in adults pose a challenging diagnostic dilemma to the clinician. A thorough history, physical examination, and simple laboratory evaluation will yield a diagnosis in great majority of patients. For a substantial number, no diagnosis is reached after initial evaluation. Patients thus undergo an extensive clinical evaluation, and sometimes hospitalization, before a diagnosis is made. The goal of this case discussion is to present a stepwise evaluation and management plan of patients with chronic diarrhoea and weight loss