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psychosis

[sahy-koh-sis] / saɪˈkoʊ sɪs /










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Beyond providing new insight into schizophrenia, the findings could eventually help researchers identify young people who are at greater risk of developing psychosis.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

Historically this has applied to prisoners with dementia or psychosis, but experts have said there is a chance that Pike has suffered brain damage.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Defense attorneys had argued that Salazar suffered from past and current episodes of psychosis and was diagnosed with schizophrenia in 2019.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The Duxbury mother, accused of killing her three young children, argued at trial that she wasn’t criminally responsible because she was suffering from postpartum psychosis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

They explained that the psychosis and other serious mental health problems that burdened Mr. Jenkins could lead to dangerous behavior, but this behavior was a manifestation of serious illness, not a reflection of his character.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

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

It is among recent attempts by lawmakers to make it easier to help individuals, many of them homeless, who are suffering from potentially life-threatening psychoses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2023

An Ireland finally capable of admitting to the ongoing psychoses, passivity and prejudices that still bind it today, even as it becomes, as O’Toole puts it, “one of the most globalized economies in the world.”

From New York Times ● Mar. 15, 2022

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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