psychosis
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After tests in a provincial laboratory failed to pinpoint Ebola as the source, the disease and accompanying psychosis were both allowed to spread in Mongbwalu.
From Barron's • May 24, 2026
Mental-health professionals are recognizing chatbot delusions and psychosis as a phenomenon meriting further study.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
Last June, a BBC Spotlight investigation heard hard hitting testimonies from women who'd suffered severe post-partum psychosis and post-natal depression and who'd been cared for without their babies with them.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
For years, researchers have proposed that psychosis may result from a reduced ability to update beliefs when new information becomes available.
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026
The crowding, poor nutrition, and lack of hygiene made disease rampant; from typhus to scarlet fever, from malnutrition to psychosis, illness of some kind struck nearly every family.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
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Body Language: Psych ("Mind")
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