brief reactive psychosis…

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brief reactive psychosis, sudden display of psychotic behavior, hallucinations, prompted by a stressful event, episode lasts longer than a day but less than a month, brief reactive psychosis is precipitated by some type of extreme stressor, traumatic accident, loss of a loved one, after which the person returns, previous level of function, individual, not be aware, the strange behavior, condition most commonly affects people in 20s, 30s, personality disorders, at greater risk, having a brief reactive psychosis, a brief reactive psychosis is defined by having one, delusions, fixed, false beliefs held despite evidence, contrary, hallucinations, impaired speech, language, speech disturbances, disorganized behavior, due to alcohol, drug abuse, last longer than a day but less than a month, a psychological evaluation confirms the symptoms, a physical examination excludes possible physical disorders, antipsychotic drugs, prescribed to decrease, eliminate the psychotic symptoms, bizarre behavior, symptoms should subside on own affected person is provided, a safe environment, psychotherapy, help the person to cope, the emotional stress that triggered the problem initially, disorder, a good outcome, repeat episodes, a response to stress, , all psychotic illnesses, complications include severe disruption of life, violence, suicide, call, a mental health professional, symptoms of this disorder develop, safety, the safety of someone else, nearest emergency room.