After a series of distressful events, Maria requires inpatient hospitalization to stabilize the sudden onset of hallucinations and delusions. After two weeks Maria no longer experiences psychosis and she begins outpatient counseling to improve coping skills. Which of the following best represents the potential diagnosis for Maria?

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Maria's symptoms and the duration of her psychosis (less than a month) align with Brief Psychotic Disorder, which involves sudden onset of psychotic symptoms that last more than a day but less than a month, with eventual full return to premorbid functioning.

After a Series of Distressful Events, Maria Requires Inpatient Hospitalization