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
The treatment is currently being studied in several other major indications, including Alzheimer’s disease agitation and psychosis.
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Jeff Marks, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2025
Often, the starvation victims were held in solitary confinement or other forms of isolation, which is well proved to deepen psychosis.
—Sarah Stillman, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
The New Yorker Lost Patients NPR’s Lost Patients reframes the conversation around mental illness in the United States by centering the voices of those experiencing psychosis and exposing systemic failures in mental health care.
—Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2025
In truth, Joe himself committed all the murders, with Rhys being a manifestation of his own psychosis.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for psychosis
Jeff Marks, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2025
Often, the starvation victims were held in solitary confinement or other forms of isolation, which is well proved to deepen psychosis.
—Sarah Stillman, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
The New Yorker Lost Patients NPR’s Lost Patients reframes the conversation around mental illness in the United States by centering the voices of those experiencing psychosis and exposing systemic failures in mental health care.
—Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2025
In truth, Joe himself committed all the murders, with Rhys being a manifestation of his own psychosis.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for psychosis
Recent Examples of Synonyms for psychosis
Noun
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Though its symptoms mimic those of dementia, NPH is reversible and can be treated with surgery to implant valves that allow CSF to drain into the chest or abdomen rather than the brain.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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Devon lives with her father (Bill Camp), who is in early stages of dementia and requires considerable looking after.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2025
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In addition to multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis, the proposal passed by the state Senate would permanently extend an existing law prohibiting step therapy for schizophrenia, major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder, which was set to sunset on January 1, 2027.—
Katy Golvala,
Hartford Courant,
23 May 2025
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Purdy’s defense attorneys had hoped to call his mother to the witness stand to present evidence of her history of mental illness, drug addiction, alcoholism, schizophrenia and alcohol abuse during her pregnancy with Purdy.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 May 2025
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In later stages there may be instability of the joints of the foot and deformities.—
Isabel Casimiro,
Verywell Health,
22 May 2025
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Google started looking into nuclear energy after realizing renewables were potentially causing instability on the grid, said Caroline Golin, Google’s global head of energy market development.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
21 May 2025
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“Psychosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psychosis. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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