Open AccessShort-Term Diagnostic Stability of Acute Psychosis: Data from a Tertiary Care Psychiatric Center in South India
Author(s) -
Janardhanan C. Narayanaswamy,
Virupaksha Harave Shanmugam,
Dhanya Raveendranathan,
Biju Viswanath,
Kesavan Muralidharan
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
indian journal of psychological medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 0975-1564
pISSN - 0253-7176
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7176.101797
Subject(s) - psychosis , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , acute psychosis , psychiatry , tertiary care , bipolar disorder , medicine , pediatrics , mood
Studies on acute psychosis in patients from India report good outcome. A small proportion of these patients may suffer relapses or other develop major psychiatric disorders later.