[lucky2001]

So i always thought i had psychotic depression. That's what the pdoc at the hospital told me. But a couple of days ago my pdoc told me i don't have depression. And i asked my therapist what my pdoc meant and she said i just have psychosis not depression. Is psychosis a diagnosis on its own? Can you just be diagnosed with psychosis?

[A18793715]

Apparently so.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychosis

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Psychosis is a symptom. But you can be diagnosed with Psychotic Disorder which has it's own characteristics.

[A18793715]

Originally Posted by chickenfoot

Psychosis is a symptom. But you can be diagnosed with Psychotic Disorder which has it's own characteristics.

Most of the time. But it says

"Psychosis (as a medical sign of a psychiatric disorder) is a diagnosis of exclusion. That is, a new-onset episode of psychosis is not considered a symptom of a psychiatric disorder until other relevant and known causes of psychosis are properly excluded.[3]"

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[MoonSunn]

you can. its not necessarily related to depression. i take antidepressants but am only diagnosed with schizophrenia and drug abuse

[lucky2001]

Thanks i was confused for a while. Didn't know you could just be diagnosed with psychosis

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[A18793715]

Originally Posted by lucky2001

Thanks i was confused for a while. Didn't know you could just be diagnosed with psychosis

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I didn't either until this post.

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