Posts by crimsonmoose53

I’m familiar with the standard
classifications, but I’m struggling to wrap my head around why this specific diagnosis was established—especially since the symptoms don't actually include hallucinations.
My concern is that we might be looking at a precursor—something that eventually evolves into schizophrenia.
Could anyone perhaps walk me through the earliest red flags of a mental health disorder that typically signal a progression toward schizophrenia?
To be honest, my gut feeling is that what we're seeing here is just severe anxiety and intense panic attacks, though I’m certainly no expert—so if someone could provide some clarity to help me compare the two, I’d appreciate it.

Thanks,

I’m looking for some clarity here.

Does anyone here have experience interpreting the F23.1 diagnosis? Specifically, I'm looking at "Acute polymorphic psychotic disorder with schizophrenic symptoms." My main question is whether this is technically considered a specific subtype of schizophrenia, or if it’s an entirely different mental health condition that just happens to present with similar symptoms.

The situation is a bit confusing because the same individual has been assigned two different codes: F23.1 and F23.0—which is "Acute psychotic disorder without schizophrenic symptoms."

Could someone help me understand the distinction between the two? A little extra context or a deeper explanation would be greatly appreciated.