psychotic
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In 1925, Routledge suffered a psychotic crisis from which she never recovered.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
“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
Coroner Rachel Spearing concluded he was "in the likely grip of a psychotic episode".
From BBC • Dec. 15, 2025
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
Clearly I’m not going to be able to overpower them—especially with their psychotic red-haired pit bull around.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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Body Language: Psych ("Mind")
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