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
Psychiatrists suggested that chatbot models should contain reality-testing nudges to avoid AI psychosis.
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Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
The relentless news coverage was inevitably going to trigger people with delusional psychoses or inspire those with schemes for cash or fame.
—Literary Hub, 27 Jan. 2026
Treatment generally involves a life-long combination of therapy and medication that is used to stabilize mood and alleviate psychosis.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
This could be a sign of early-onset supplement psychosis.
—Alyssa Brandt, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
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Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
The relentless news coverage was inevitably going to trigger people with delusional psychoses or inspire those with schemes for cash or fame.
—Literary Hub, 27 Jan. 2026
Treatment generally involves a life-long combination of therapy and medication that is used to stabilize mood and alleviate psychosis.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
This could be a sign of early-onset supplement psychosis.
—Alyssa Brandt, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for psychosis
Recent Examples of Synonyms for psychosis
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But researchers worry that repeated, less dramatic blows, such as heading the ball, can also have long-term effects; there is evidence that players who regularly head the ball are at greater risk of dementia than those, such as goalkeepers, who do not.—
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6 Feb. 2026
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This included no meaningful excess of memory loss or dementia, depression, sleep disturbance, erectile dysfunction, weight gain, nausea, fatigue or headache.—
Sara Moniuszko,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
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The current edition, DSM-5-TR, contains more than 300 distinct mental disorders such as schizophrenia, obsessive compulsive disorder and alcohol use disorder.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
28 Jan. 2026
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But providers might not have enough information available to make a correct diagnosis; an emergency room doctor treating someone experiencing a psychotic episode likely doesn’t have the capacity to know if their diagnosis should be schizophrenia, bipolar I or something else.—
Allison Parshall,
Scientific American,
28 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, instability behind the scenes continued with the late decision to block Fran Garcia’s potential loan to Bournemouth.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Activity rose during spurts of instability, including the recent anti-government protests — until authorities blocked internet access.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Psychosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psychosis. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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