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
If zombie-ism is mass psychosis, an infectious disease passed from person to person, maybe there’s a way to treat it, a way to wake up from the fog.
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Katie Walsh, Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026
That includes the upcoming Alzheimer's psychosis trials — called the Adept program — for Cobenfy, the company's prescription medication approved in late 2024 for treating adults with schizophrenia.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2026
Andrea had a history of severe postpartum depression and psychosis
For years, Andrea had struggled with her mental health.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
Doctors stress this does not mean chatbots cause psychosis.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Jan. 2026
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Katie Walsh, Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026
That includes the upcoming Alzheimer's psychosis trials — called the Adept program — for Cobenfy, the company's prescription medication approved in late 2024 for treating adults with schizophrenia.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2026
Andrea had a history of severe postpartum depression and psychosis
For years, Andrea had struggled with her mental health.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
Doctors stress this does not mean chatbots cause psychosis.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for psychosis
Recent Examples of Synonyms for psychosis
Noun
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After four years of caretaking, my mom passed away from dementia.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2026
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Preliminary research released by the American Academy of Neurology in February also found a link between regularly getting moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and a lower risk of developing dementia.—
Korin Miller,
SELF,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Shares have been on a tear despite no new updates on expanding the company's schizophrenia drug, Cobenfy, to treat Alzheimer's — a key to our investment thesis.—
Paulina Likos,Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
22 Jan. 2026
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Medical experts testified at trial to his diagnosis of schizophrenia.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Agreeing to terms, then revisiting them repeatedly, signals instability.—
Lien De Pau,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Turkish officials have expressed concern that intervention in Iran could spark instability or trigger a refugee influx.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Psychosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psychosis. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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