Which diagnosis includes prominent hallucinations or delusions?

Which diagnosis includes prominent hallucinations or delusions?

• A. Psychotic Disorder due to Another Medical Condition
• B. Bipolar I Disorder
• C. Catatonic Disorder due to Another Medical Condition
• D. Clinically Significant Distress

Answer: (A)

Prominent hallucinations or delusions point to a psychotic syndrome that is directly linked to another medical condition. When psychotic symptoms are present and attributed to a medical condition, the DSM-5 diagnosis used is Psychotic Disorder due to Another Medical Condition, making it the best fit for this presentation. In Bipolar I Disorder, psychotic features can occur, but they appear in the context of mood episodes and do not by themselves define a separate medical-etiology-based diagnosis. Catatonic Disorder due to Another Medical Condition centers on motor and behavioral signs of catatonia rather than prominent psychotic symptoms. Clinically Significant Distress isn’t a diagnostic label on its own.

Prominent hallucinations or delusions point to a psychotic syndrome that is directly linked to another medical condition. When psychotic symptoms are present and attributed to a medical condition, the DSM-5 diagnosis used is Psychotic Disorder due to Another Medical Condition, making it the best fit for this presentation.

In Bipolar I Disorder, psychotic features can occur, but they appear in the context of mood episodes and do not by themselves define a separate medical-etiology-based diagnosis. Catatonic Disorder due to Another Medical Condition centers on motor and behavioral signs of catatonia rather than prominent psychotic symptoms. Clinically Significant Distress isn’t a diagnostic label on its own.