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psychosis

[sahy-koh-sis] / saɪˈkoʊ sɪs /










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And Damon Herriman is repellent as Lawrence Cole, the inexplicably seductive leader of a peace-and-love tribe where ex-addicts go for solace, psychosis and death.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

Clancy does not deny killing the three, but says there was no premeditation and she was experiencing psychosis at the time.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

Postpartum psychosis, as Clancy says she experienced, is rare.

From Slate Sep. 5, 2026

Clancy's case is "an incredibly distressing and rare outcome of postpartum psychosis," Wilson told AFP last month.

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

He was using words like psychosis and schizophrenic.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

Psychiatrists and neurologists are increasingly joining forces to find and treat patients with autoimmune psychoses.

From Science Magazine May 15, 2024

He urged lawmakers to try again next year, this time adding specific treatment guidelines including recommended doses and protections for people with underlying psychoses.

From Salon Oct. 26, 2023

“I wish my psychoses were softer,” she said.

From New York Times Aug. 5, 2022

A huge, blingy trophy would be nice, though unlikely, given the DNA and family psychoses involved.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2016

He also devoted a chapter to the psychoses of four chess masters, selected from the millions of normal people who’d played seriously over the years.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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