psychosis

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Recent Examples of psychosis His teens and early 20s included periods of psychosis, suicide attempts, hospitalizations and treatment programs. Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 21 May 2025 Recreational or self-prescribed use carries risks like addiction, bladder damage and psychosis — risks rarely mentioned in viral posts. John Samuels, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025 Their trials only escalate from there, as the siblings try to stave off malnourishment and psychosis. Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 4 June 2025 Medical studies link a variety of potential health problems to some strains of THC, including respiratory problems, seizures, schizophrenia, and psychosis. Andrew Schneider, NPR, 17 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for psychosis
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Noun
  • Over the past 20 years, multisensory stimulation has been evaluated as a non-pharmacological intervention for people living with dementia and other persons with disabilities.
    Anne Ferguson, Mercury News, 16 June 2025
  • Feline dementia, dental disease, or arthritis can also keep your kitty up at night.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • Her mom rarely left bed because the medication that tamed her schizophrenia made her lethargic.
    Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 16 June 2025
  • With less qualified experts to treat mental health conditions, more Americans could suffer from drug overdoses and mental conditions like schizophrenia.
    Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
Noun
  • Advertisement Strikes reinforce Chinese view of U.S. instability China already saw the U.S. under the Trump Administration as an unstable partner, particularly after Trump slammed the world with staggering tariff rates before abruptly reversing course.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 27 June 2025
  • Yet the aftershocks of 2008 continue, and today’s economic pressures—rising costs, stagnant wages, global instability—are forcing a reckoning.
    Benjamin van der Lande, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025

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“Psychosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psychosis. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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