Differential diagnosis of psychoses

Abstract

Psychoses are mental disorders in which sufferers experience hallucinations or delusions, losing contact with reality. Other symptoms include incoherent or nonsensical speech and behavior inappropriate for the situation. A person in a psychotic episode may also experience depression, anxiety, sleep problems, social isolation, lack of motivation, and general difficulty functioning. However, this escape from reality can also happen during episodes of other psychiatric disorders, which is why this week's ABP TV debates the differential diagnosis of psychoses.