Table 1.
Phenomenology in other childhood diagnosis mimicking psychosis.
| Sl. No. | Primary childhood diagnosis | Phenomenology that can present mimicking psychosis |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) | Perseverative thoughts with social skill deficits |
| 2 | Attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) | Behavioral disorganization |
| 3 | Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) | Severe obsessive thinking |
| 4 | Anxiety disorder or childhood PTSD | Severe anticipatory anxiety and traumatic hallucination coupled with nightmares |
| 5 | Childhood mood disorder | Inflated self-esteem or irritable mood in association with perceptual abnormalities |