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Brief psychotic disorder

Brief psychotic disorder

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Is a type of:

Mental disorder

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Rare

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Head

Symptoms

Paranoia
Cluttered speech
Hallucinations
Paranoid delusions
Paranoid behavior

Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Brief psychotic disorder
Lorazepam
2.5
11 reviews
Benztropine
Antipsychotics

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