IDIOPATHIC ILLNESS | “ORGANIC” ILLNESS |
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• Depression • Short-lived mania • Psychotic episodes with organized delusions • Mood congruent • With schizophrenic features • Relative paucity of cognitive deficits • Relative paucity of neurological signs |
• Apathy without depression • Impulsivity without mania • Aggressiveness without mania or delusional thinking • Social regression without thought disorganization • Confabulatory thinking • Incongruency between affect and mood • Cognitive deficits • Focal or diffuse neurological signs |