Differential consideration
Psychotic disorder
F06.2Psychotic Disorders
Why consider it
in DDD, reality testing is intact; in psychosis, it is impaired
Criteria and features to review
- A. Prominent hallucinations or delusions
- B. Evidence that disturbance is direct pathophysiological consequence of another medical condition
- C. Not better explained by another mental disorder
- D. Not occurring exclusively during delirium; clinically significant distress or impairment
Questions to clarify
- Which documented criteria and exclusions are met for each possibility?
- What timeline, course, and functional change best distinguishes the alternatives?
- Are substance, medication, medical, developmental, and contextual explanations adequately assessed?