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Recent Examples of hallucinosis
Boes was working with a patient who had a rare disorder called peduncular hallucinosis, in which damage to the thalamus, a structure at the center of the brain, causes visual hallucinations.
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Grace Huckins, Wired, 17 Aug. 2020
Grace Huckins, Wired, 17 Aug. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hallucinosis
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Brown has a history of mental health issues, including a schizophrenia diagnosis, but his mother told The Charlotte Observer that despite seeking treatment for her son, she was repeatedly turned away.—
Danielle Battaglia,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Feb. 2026
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While studying for her Master of Social Work, Hartley Short led group and individual therapy sessions for veterans diagnosed with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Simply getting older increases our chances of developing cancer, dementia, heart failure, and many other conditions.—
Andrew S. Brack,
Time,
26 Feb. 2026
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The rates of dementia and Alzheimer’s are only increasing.—
Lindsey Leake,
NBC news,
26 Feb. 2026
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Shot locally in Los Angeles and based on an original idea by Nicholas Geisler (Bunk’d), who here made his feature directorial debut, Gulf of America follows a family who inherits a decaying desert motel, triggering an inescapable descent into greed, psychosis, and terror.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
24 Feb. 2026
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The program model gave priority to keeping people on their medications, many of which are monthly shots to guard against psychosis.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Feb. 2026
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And the regime’s deepening paranoia has even turned inward.—
Farida Elsebai,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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As markets learn to manufacture intelligence, politics modernizes, upgrades paranoia, and tries to get a grip.—
James Duesterberg,
New Yorker,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Hallucinosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hallucinosis. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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