Severity is assessed for psychosis, including delusions, hallucinations, divergent psychomotor behavior, and negative indicators using a 5-point scale with 0 meaning not present and 4 meaning severe presence. Symptoms are considered for the past seven days. Note this scale is not required to make the diagnosis.

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The DSM-5-TR outlines a few specifiers to help specify the condition of Psychotic Disorder Due to Another Medical Condition according to differences in symptoms and severity of the condition for each individual.

Specifiers include:
- With Delusions
- With Hallucination

Specify current severity:
- (Note: Each symptom is rated separately on a scale for severity) 

[DSM-5-TR] Specifiers of Psychotic Disorder Due to Another Medical Condition

American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed., Text revision). https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.books.9780890425596

DSM-5-TR

This indicates that the condition has delusions as the predominant symptom. 

Psychotic Disorder Due to Another Medical Condition: Specified With Delusions

Psychotic Disorder Due to Another Medical Condition: Specified Current Severity 

This indicates that the condition has hallucinations as the predominant symptom. 

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