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How can a psychiatrist tell the difference between a person who has schizophrenia and a person experiencing psychosis?
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Maybe: Psychosis can happen for many reasons in the immediate time frame the symptoms can appear identical regardless of cause. Schizophrenia is a chronic condition characterized be recurrent episodes of psychosis.
Answered 4/14/2016
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