Posted by med_empowered on March 12, 2005, at 16:47:56
In reply to Re: One-off psychotic episode??, posted by Phillipa on March 12, 2005, at 16:40:48
hey! Even when you look at hardcore psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia, there is a percentage of people who: 1) have 1 acute episode and go into remission; 2) experience intense symptoms and then get better, sometimes to the point of remission. So...yes, I think its possible (I used the schizophrenia example b/c there's more data on it). Some psychotic disorders (psychotic depression, for example) seem to have a limited lifespan, though they may re-occur. When you venture out into less studied areas--schizoaffective, Psychotic Disorder NOS, etc.-- there's less data to guide you, but it seems appropriate to compare them to other, better studied psychotic disorders.
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