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
Smith's doctor said the cannibal killer has been rehabilitated and is taking medications to help with psychosis and voices in his head, the outlet reported.
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Landon Mion, Fox News, 23 Feb. 2025
That will let schizophrenia or other serious psychoses fester and increase the likelihood that one day, an individual might do something terrible to themselves or those around them.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2025
Atypical antipsychotics – medication used to treat a range of psychiatric disorders – are often used to treat psychosis in Alzheimer’s patients even though they are not approved for that purpose.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
Most people do it while experiencing some form of the socially sanctioned psychosis known as Being in Love.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for psychosis
Landon Mion, Fox News, 23 Feb. 2025
That will let schizophrenia or other serious psychoses fester and increase the likelihood that one day, an individual might do something terrible to themselves or those around them.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2025
Atypical antipsychotics – medication used to treat a range of psychiatric disorders – are often used to treat psychosis in Alzheimer’s patients even though they are not approved for that purpose.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
Most people do it while experiencing some form of the socially sanctioned psychosis known as Being in Love.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for psychosis
Noun
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Regular exercise and movement amp up blood flow to the brain and slow the onset of memory loss and dementia.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Unmarried older adults in the U.S. were less likely to develop dementia than those who were married, according to a new study of 24,000 Americans.—
Carly Mallenbaum,
Axios,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Multiple studies like this one have identified mitochondrial dysfunction in depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia, suggesting that energy failure may be a unifying pathway in many psychiatric conditions.—
Jesse Pines,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Antipsychotics Antipsychotics are medications used to treat serious mental health conditions like major depressive disorder and schizophrenia.—
Sohaib Imtiaz,
Verywell Health,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The industry’s disruption and implementation of the tax held up by court proceedings compound challenges the hotel industry faces in an era of travel uncertainty, higher building costs and economic instability.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
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Regardless of the cost from the taxes themselves, the larger issue is the environment of instability, said Golding.—
Richard Nieva,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Psychosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psychosis. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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