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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Presentation of acute psychosis in an Egyptian sample: A transcultural comparison
Comprehensive Psychiatry, Volume 34, No. 1, Year 1993
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The symptomatological and diagnostic differentiations and outcome of acute psychosis were studied in 50 Egyptian patients using the Schedule of Clinical Assessment of Acute Psychotic States (SCAAPS). The prevailing symptoms were delusions, worry, irritability, mood changes, and disturbed behavior. Sixty-four percent of the patients were symptom-free at 1-year follow-up assessment. Various factors that affect clinical and social outcome were discussed. The problem of diagnostic terms was also studied comparing SCAAPS terms with those of DSM-III-R and ICD-10. The most frequent diagnosis was psychogenic psychosis or brief reactive psychosis corresponding to the previously mentioned first and second systems, respectively. The inclusion of acute and transient polymorphic psychotic disorders with or without stress in ICD-10 will encompass those clinical syndromes in different cultures. A comparative study with a matched Indian sample was also conducted, the results of which are discussed in detail. © 1993.
Authors & Co-Authors
Okasha, Ahmed
Egypt, Cairo
Ain Shams University
El-Dawla, Aeida Seif
Egypt, Cairo
Ain Shams University
Khalil, Afaf Hamed
Egypt, Cairo
Ain Shams University
Saad, A.
Egypt, Cairo
Ain Shams University
Statistics
Citations: 64
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/0010-440X(93)90029-4
ISSN:
0010440X
Study Design
Cohort Study