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Diagnostic Stability of Acute and Transient Psychotic Disorders in Developing Country Settings: An Overview
Acute and transient psychotic disorders (ATPD), introduced in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) diagnostic system in 1992, are not receiving much attention in developing countries. Therefore, the main objective of this article is to review the literature related to the diagnostic...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4508627/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26266021 http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/mi.2015.5640 |
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description | Acute and transient psychotic disorders (ATPD), introduced in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) diagnostic system in 1992, are not receiving much attention in developing countries. Therefore, the main objective of this article is to review the literature related to the diagnostic stability of ATPD in developing countries. A PubMed search was conducted to review the studies concerned with this issue in the context of developing countries, as diagnostic stability is more of a direct test of validity of psychiatric diagnoses. Four publications were found. According to the literature search, the stability percentage of the ICD-10 ATPD diagnosis is 63-100%. The diagnostic shift is more commonly either towards bipolar disorder or schizophrenia, if any. Shorter duration of illness (<1 month) and abrupt onset (<48 hours) predict a stable diagnosis of ATPD. Based on available evidence, the diagnosis of ATPD appears to be relatively stable in developing countries. However, it is difficult to make a definitive conclusion, as there is a substantial lack of literature in developing country settings. |
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spelling | pubmed-45086272015-08-11 Diagnostic Stability of Acute and Transient Psychotic Disorders in Developing Country Settings: An Overview Mehta, Shubham Ment Illn Brief Report Acute and transient psychotic disorders (ATPD), introduced in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) diagnostic system in 1992, are not receiving much attention in developing countries. Therefore, the main objective of this article is to review the literature related to the diagnostic stability of ATPD in developing countries. A PubMed search was conducted to review the studies concerned with this issue in the context of developing countries, as diagnostic stability is more of a direct test of validity of psychiatric diagnoses. Four publications were found. According to the literature search, the stability percentage of the ICD-10 ATPD diagnosis is 63-100%. The diagnostic shift is more commonly either towards bipolar disorder or schizophrenia, if any. Shorter duration of illness (<1 month) and abrupt onset (<48 hours) predict a stable diagnosis of ATPD. Based on available evidence, the diagnosis of ATPD appears to be relatively stable in developing countries. However, it is difficult to make a definitive conclusion, as there is a substantial lack of literature in developing country settings. PAGEPress Publications, Pavia, Italy 2015-06-23 /pmc/articles/PMC4508627/ /pubmed/26266021 http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/mi.2015.5640 Text en ©Copyright S. Mehta http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Brief Report Mehta, Shubham Diagnostic Stability of Acute and Transient Psychotic Disorders in Developing Country Settings: An Overview |
title | Diagnostic Stability of Acute and Transient Psychotic Disorders in Developing Country Settings: An Overview |
title_full | Diagnostic Stability of Acute and Transient Psychotic Disorders in Developing Country Settings: An Overview |
title_fullStr | Diagnostic Stability of Acute and Transient Psychotic Disorders in Developing Country Settings: An Overview |
title_full_unstemmed | Diagnostic Stability of Acute and Transient Psychotic Disorders in Developing Country Settings: An Overview |
title_short | Diagnostic Stability of Acute and Transient Psychotic Disorders in Developing Country Settings: An Overview |
title_sort | diagnostic stability of acute and transient psychotic disorders in developing country settings: an overview |
topic | Brief Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4508627/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26266021 http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/mi.2015.5640 |
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