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Acute and transient psychotic disorders (ICD-10 F23): a review from a European perspective

Castagnini, Augusto, Berrios, German E.·2009·European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience
DOI 10.1007/s00406-009-0008-2
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The tenth revision of the International Classification of Mental and Behavioural Disorders (ICD-10) introduced the category F23 'Acute and transient psychotic disorders' (ATPD) to incorporate clinical concepts such as the French bouffée délirante, cycloid psychosis (Germany), and the Scandinavian reactive and schizophreniform psychoses. The aim of this paper is to review the literature on ATPD and to examine how it has been differentiated from the other categories of F2 group 'schizophrenia and related disorders'. Papers published between 1993 and 2007 were found through searches in Medline, PsychInfo and Google Scholar. Further references were identified from book chapters and comprehensive reviews of the topic. ATPD is reported as being prevalent in females and as having onset in early-middle adulthood. Although follow-up studies suggest that its outcome is more favourable than other disorders in the F2 group, ATPD tends to recur and half of cases convert mainly into either schizophrenia or affective disorders. No evidence supports the view that the traditional conditions subsumed under ATPD all refer to this diagnostic category. The lack of defining features and poor prognostic validity argue against the separation of ATPD from borderland categories.

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Authors
Castagnini, A., & Berrios, G. E.
Affiliations
University of Cambridge (GB)
Corresponding author
Castagnini, Augusto
ORCID
Castagnini, Augusto
Venue
European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2009-04-21
Volume
259
Issue
8
Pages
433-443
ISSN
  • 0003-9373 (ISSN-L)
  • 0940-1334
  • 1433-8491
DOI
10.1007/s00406-009-0008-2
OpenAlex
W2025684626
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en
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closed
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Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Mental Health and Psychiatry
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
Keywords
acute and transient psychotic disorder, cycloid psychosis, reactive psychosis, schizophreniform psychosis, schizophrenia, diagnostic classification, mood disorders, prognosis, prevalence
MeSH terms
Acute Disease, Age Factors, Cross-Cultural Comparison, Europe, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Personality, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Psychotic Disorders, Retrospective Studies, Sex Factors, Databases, Factual, International Classification of Diseases

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