If a person experiences psychotic symptoms that lasts less than a month, they are said to be suffering from which of the following disorders? This question is based on the Faces Interactive Paranoid Schizophrenia Module

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If a person experiences psychotic symptoms that lasts less than a month, they are said to be suffering from Brief Psychotic Disorder, which is characterized by the sudden onset of one or more psychotic symptoms, such as delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech or behavior, or catatonic behavior, lasting less than one month. Schizophrenia Spectrum and Schizophreniform Disorder involve longer-lasting symptoms, while Schizophrenia involves symptoms lasting at least six months.

If a Person Experiences Psychotic Symptoms That Lasts Less Than