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
Eleanora’s psychosis takes on richer meaning as the acting slows and characters are forced to confront one another — and themselves.
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Blake Simons, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2025
Effective therapies include talk therapy, social skills training and cognitive behavioral therapy for psychosis, Weinberger and D’Souza said.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Hormonal changes can trigger or worsen mental health conditions, including serious ones like psychosis.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
If the administration decides to reclassify marijuana, Cuomo said, officials should also focus public messaging efforts to include warnings for youth, pregnancy, driving and individuals with a history of psychosis.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Aug. 2025
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Blake Simons, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2025
Effective therapies include talk therapy, social skills training and cognitive behavioral therapy for psychosis, Weinberger and D’Souza said.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Hormonal changes can trigger or worsen mental health conditions, including serious ones like psychosis.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
If the administration decides to reclassify marijuana, Cuomo said, officials should also focus public messaging efforts to include warnings for youth, pregnancy, driving and individuals with a history of psychosis.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for psychosis
Noun
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Cortes' dad, 82-year-old Julio Rivera, has COPD, diabetes and late-stage vascular dementia.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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The sisters have taken time to give fans a peek into their time with family in recent months, particularly after their dad's 2022 frontotemporal dementia (FTD) diagnosis.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Brown had 14 prior arrests and was diagnosed with schizophrenia, his mother told the Charlotte Observer.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Brown is diagnosed with schizophrenia, his mother said.—
Ryan Oehrli,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Its nuclear dimension raises the risk of a nuclear war in the Middle East at a time when the region is rocked by instability and conflict spanning Israel, Gaza, Iran, Lebanon, and Syria in particular.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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More instability is likely ahead.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Psychosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psychosis. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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