13.2 Acute psychoses
Acute psychoses are ‘acute’ because they begin suddenly (either with or without an obvious cause or reason) and don’t usually last longer than 1 month.
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13.1.2 Classification of psychoses
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- Non-Communicable Diseases Module: Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Health
- Non-Communicable Diseases, Emergency Care and Mental Health Module: Acknowledgements
- Non-Communicable Diseases Module: Introduction
- Part 1
- Non-Communicable Diseases, Emergency Care and Mental Health Module: 1. Cardiovascular Diseases
- Non-Communicable Diseases, Emergency Care and Mental Health Module: 2. Diabetes Mellitus
- Non-Communicable Diseases, Emergency Care and Mental Health Module: 3. Cancers
- Non-Communicable Diseases, Emergency Care and Mental Health Module: 4. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Bronchial Asthma
- Non-Communicable Diseases, Emergency Care and Mental Health Module: 5. Cataracts, Eye and Ear Injuries
- Non-Communicable Diseases, Emergency Care and Mental Health Module: 6. Oral Health
- Non-Communicable Diseases, Emergency Care and Mental Health Module: 7. Injury-Related Emergencies and Supportive Care
- Non-Communicable Diseases, Emergency Care and Mental Health Module: 8. Gastrointestinal Emergencies, Choking and Basic Life Support Techniques
- Part 2
- Non-Communicable Diseases, Emergency Care and Mental Health Module: 9. Introduction to Mental Health
- Non-Communicable Diseases, Emergency Care and Mental Health Module: 10. Assessing a Person with Mental Illness
- Non-Communicable Diseases, Emergency Care and Mental Health Module: 11. General Management Principles in Mental Health Care
- Non-Communicable Diseases, Emergency Care and Mental Health Module: 12. When Somebody has Low Mood or Depression
- Non-Communicable Diseases, Emergency Care and Mental Health Module: 13. Psychoses
- Study Session 13 Psychoses
- Introduction
- Learning Outcomes for Study Session 13
- 13.1 What are psychoses?
- 13.2 Acute psychoses
- 13.3 Chronic psychoses
- 13.4 Recurrent psychoses
- 13.5 Organic psychoses
- 13.6 Early recognition and identification of psychoses
- 13.7 Referral
- 13.8 The management of psychoses
- 13.9 Advice and support for patients and their families
- Summary of Study Session 13
- Self-Assessment Questions (SAQs) for Study Session 13
- Study Session 13 Psychoses
- Non-Communicable Diseases, Emergency Care and Mental Health Module: 14. Substance Use Problems
- Non-Communicable Diseases, Emergency Care and Mental Health: 15. Epilepsy and Dementia
- Non-Communicable Diseases, Emergency Care and Mental Health Module: 16. Mental Health Problems in Daily Life
- Non-Communicable Diseases, Emergency Care and Mental Health Module: 17. When Children Have Problems
- Non-Communicable Diseases, Emergency Care and Mental Health Module: 18. Prevention and Promotion Activities for Mental Health
- Non-Communicable Diseases, Emergency Care and Mental Health Module: 19. Disability and Community Rehabilitation
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