psychosis

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Recent Examples of psychosis The Oscar-winning actress stars as Grace, a mother living in Montana who begins to show signs of postpartum psychosis, her mental distress unraveling her relationship with Jackson (Robert Pattinson). Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2025 Just as Gein claimed his mother's death drove him to madness and pushed him to commit horrific crimes to fulfill his longing to quite literally embody her, Norman's warped devotion to the late Norma is ultimately revealed as the trigger for his descent into psychosis. Megan McCluskey, Time, 3 Oct. 2025 The sudden disruption of gaming habits could also trigger psychosis. Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025 In Will There Ever Be Another You, the main character struggles with an illness similar to long COVID, descending into a state of debility and psychosis as readers experience the chaos of her unraveling life. Brittney Melton, NPR, 26 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for psychosis
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Noun
  • According to her death certificate, Joan died from dementia.
    Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
  • In a cruel irony, the chaos of homelessness that forces people to prioritize survival, combined with health conditions such as physical disabilities, dementia or serious mental illness, often collude to prevent patients from engaging with the very systems that could end their homelessness.
    Sarah Stella, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Gein was diagnosed with schizophrenia.
    Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The company's success is ultimately riding on the successful trials of its new schizophrenia drug Cobenfy.
    Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Others have argued that while some constitutional provisions — like a burdensome governance structure and staggered elections — need amending, the cause of Haiti’s instability is not the document but the failure of politicians to enforce it.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The deal followed Israel’s months-long military campaign, in which Israeli forces pushed north, launching a ground operation into Lebanon that caused mass displacement, instability, and civilian casualties.
    Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025

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“Psychosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psychosis. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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