as in dementia
a very serious mental illness that makes you behave strangely or believe things that are not true
The patient suffers from some kind of psychosis.
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Recent Examples of psychosis
Through the two-hour film, Lawrence plays a new mother (Grace) who develops postpartum depression and begins going in and out of psychosis.
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Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2025
Palafox tried again a few days later as her son hid in a backyard shed at home, in psychosis.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 5 May 2025
Smith's doctor said the cannibal killer has been rehabilitated and is taking medications to help with psychosis and voices in his head, WTNH reported.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 3 May 2025
The jail can't force someone in psychosis to take medication without a court order and a qualified doctor on hand to administer the prescription.
—CBS News, 28 Apr. 2025
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Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2025
Palafox tried again a few days later as her son hid in a backyard shed at home, in psychosis.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 5 May 2025
Smith's doctor said the cannibal killer has been rehabilitated and is taking medications to help with psychosis and voices in his head, WTNH reported.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 3 May 2025
The jail can't force someone in psychosis to take medication without a court order and a qualified doctor on hand to administer the prescription.
—CBS News, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for psychosis
Noun
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Though its symptoms mimic those of dementia, NPH is reversible and can be treated with surgery to implant valves that allow CSF to drain into the chest or abdomen rather than the brain.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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Devon lives with her father (Bill Camp), who is in early stages of dementia and requires considerable looking after.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2025
Noun
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In addition to multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis, the proposal passed by the state Senate would permanently extend an existing law prohibiting step therapy for schizophrenia, major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder, which was set to sunset on January 1, 2027.—
Katy Golvala,
Hartford Courant,
23 May 2025
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Purdy’s defense attorneys had hoped to call his mother to the witness stand to present evidence of her history of mental illness, drug addiction, alcoholism, schizophrenia and alcohol abuse during her pregnancy with Purdy.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 May 2025
Noun
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LTOs offer a moment of joy, control, and relevance in a time of rising costs and systemic instability.—
Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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At the same time, France was experiencing extreme instability in its domestic politics.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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“Psychosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psychosis. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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