A client presents with psychotic symptoms lasting eight days which began after a major stressor. The symptoms then resolved fully. The most appropriate diagnosis is:
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Correct answer: Brief Psychotic Disorder
Psychotic symptoms lasting less than one month (but more than one day) and resolving fit Brief Psychotic Disorder criteria under schizophrenia spectrum disorders.
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