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Acute Polymorphic Psychotic Disorder With Symptoms Of Schizophrenia – A Case Report, Deepthi Gilla, Sreeja Kr Nair, Mohan N. Nd Devasia
Acute Polymorphic Psychotic Disorder With Symptoms Of Schizophrenia – A Case Report, Deepthi Gilla, Sreeja Kr Nair, Mohan N. Nd Devasia
Indian Journal of Research in Homoeopathy
Introduction: Acute polymorphic psychotic disorder (APPD) with symptoms of schizophrenia is a rare psychiatric presentation with a rapidly changing and variable clinical state. There is much scope to explore the effectiveness of homoeopathy in acute psychotic disorders. Due to the rarity of its presentation, a case of APPD managed with homoeopathic medicines is reported here. Case Summary: A 49-year-old female was brought in a restrained state due to disorganized behaviour, violent anger with hurting tendency, irrelevant talk, bizarre delusions, and markedly variable perceptual disturbances. The case was diagnosed as APPD with symptoms of schizophrenia and the improvement was assessed with …