psychotic
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The court heard the 29-year-old has a history of schizophrenia and psychotic symptoms which haven't responded to medication, and was receiving court-ordered treatment in the community at the time of the crime.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
In 1925, Routledge suffered a psychotic crisis from which she never recovered.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
At a news conference in April 2024, Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood said he received a call from Zimmer that Scrivner was armed and experiencing “some type of psychotic episode” at his Tehachapi home.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026
Consultant psychiatrist Dr Denzel Mitchell, who worked at St James' Hospital, said the decision to discharge was made in large part because Mr Stone-Houghton had not self-harmed or had psychotic episodes on the ward.
From BBC • Dec. 15, 2025
She felt it again—that familiar shiver, as if a psychotic snowman had crept up behind her and was breathing down her neck.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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