---
title: "§ 3.384 Psychosis."
document: "38 CFR"
section: "§ 3.384"
canonical: "https://veteranai.co/va-regulations/38-cfr/3.384-psychosis"
source: "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-38/section-3.384"
updated: "2026-09-07T14:35:52.006110Z"
---

# § 3.384. Psychosis.

For purposes of this part, the term “psychosis” means any of the following disorders listed in the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) (see § 4.125 for availability information):

(a) Brief Psychotic Disorder;

(b) Delusional Disorder;

(c) Psychotic Disorder Due to Another Medical Condition;

(d) Other Specified Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorder;

(e) Schizoaffective Disorder;

(f) Schizophrenia;

(g) Schizophreniform Disorder; and

(h) Substance/Medication-Induced Psychotic Disorder.

[79 FR 45099, Aug. 4, 2014]