Ungvari G S, Leung H C, Tang W K
Department of Psychiatry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, SAR, China.
Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2000 Dec;54(6):621-4. doi: 10.1046/j.1440-1819.2000.00763.x.
By presenting two illustrative case histories, the authors stress the importance of the classical category of reactive psychosis which has disappeared from recent international classifications as a distinct nosological entity. Reactive psychosis is essential in the differential diagnosis of acute psychoses as the diagnosis of reactive psychosis has far-reaching therapeutic implications. Clinical and conceptual issues concerning reactive psychosis are briefly reviewed with respect to major classical and modern papers.
