36. A 29-year-old woman is brought to the physician by her father. She has been working continuously without sleep for 3 days on a project which she claims "Allah and Jesus have told me to do" that will "unify all knowledge in physics and medicine and philosophy." She hears the voice of her dead brother telling her that she will be "the next Virgin Mary." Her father states that she was treated for depression for 1 year at the age of 19 years. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
A) Bipolar disorder
B) Borderline personality disorder
C) Major depressive disorder
D) Schizophrenia
E) Substance-induced mood disorder
According to me its B) Borderline Personality disorder.
because its associated with Brief psychotic episodes.
A)Mania may have grandiose delusions but its very rare to have auditory hallucinations
d) Require 6 month duration
e) no suggestive history, no substance causes both delusions and hallucinations either
Please elaborate the explanation of your answer too.
Thanks in advance.
