A woman who delivered a healthy infant three 3 weeks ago is experiencing auditory hallucinations and has not changed her clothes or taken a shower in a week and expresses no interest in her infant
After a short inpatient stay, her symptoms improve and she is back to caring for her herself and her infant. What disorder is this indicative of? a. Paranoid schizophrenia
b. Dual diagnosis
c. Schizotypal
d. Brief psychotic disorder
D
A brief psychotic disorder is a psychotic disturbance that lasts for more than 1 day but less than 1 month. The individual has delusions, hallucinations, impaired functioning and speech, and disorganized behavior. They eventually return to their normal state. The episode may have been triggered by stressors or having given birth recently (1 to 4 weeks).
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