psychotic
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“I was 20 or 21 then. I’d had a psychotic episode and was taken to a public hospital in Massachusetts,” says Palm Springs-based artist Lisa McCord of the self-portrait she later staged.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026
Mr Koo suffered a psychotic episode and after extensive therapy with a professional, he now takes a different approach.
From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025
Numerous users have reported that the chatbot is overly sycophantic, leading some to spiral into manic and psychotic episodes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025
Standard anti-nausea medications often do not work reliably, he said, which sometimes forces clinicians to turn to second and third-line options such as Haldol, a medication more commonly used for psychotic episodes.
From Science Daily • Nov. 27, 2025
Not one of them was familiar. i’m having a psychotic episode, I thought.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
Vocabulary lists containing psychotic
Body Language: Psych ("Mind")
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