psychosis
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And Damon Herriman is repellent as Lawrence Cole, the inexplicably seductive leader of a peace-and-love tribe where ex-addicts go for solace, psychosis and death.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Postpartum psychosis, as Clancy says she experienced, is rare.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026
The case has also drawn wide attention on social media, stoking broader debates around mental health, postpartum psychosis, and the limits of criminal responsibility.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Postpartum psychosis is a medical emergency that affects about one to two women in every 1,000 births, according to Sally Wilson, national training coordinator at the UK-based charity Action on Postpartum Psychosis.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 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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Body Language: Psych ("Mind")
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