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Psychosis

In psychopathology, psychosis (/saɪˈkoʊsɪs/ ⓘ) is the inability to distinguish what is or is not real. Examples of psychotic symptoms are delusions, hallucinations, and disorganized or incoherent thoughts or speech. Psychosis is a description of a person's state or symptoms, rather than a specific mental illness, and it is not related to the personality…

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Causes
Mental illness (schizophrenia, bipolar disorder), trauma, sleep deprivation, some medical conditions, certain medications, drugs (including alcohol, caffeine and cannabis)
Complications
Self-harm, suicide
Frequency
3% of people at some point in their lives (U.S.)
Other names
Psychotic break (colloquial), psychotic episode
Prognosis
Depends on cause
Specialty
Neurology, psychiatry, emergency medicine, clinical psychology

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related to Bibliography · 39
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related to Hallucinations · 18
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related to Medical conditions · 15
Psychosis → Alzheimer's, B12, Cushing's, Disorders, Examples, Hashimoto's, HIV/AIDS, Infectious, Lewy, NMDA-receptor, Parasitic, Parkinson's, REM, SLE, Wilson's
related to Psychotherapy · 14
Psychosis → ACT, CBT, CBT-P, CBT-P It, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Coping With Voices, CWV, In, MCT, Metacognitive, Open Dialogue, Psychological, There, When CBT
has treatment · 13
Psychosis → Christ, Cos, Exorcism, For, Hippocrates, Hippocratic, In Hippocrates, Many, Mark, New Testament, Results, The, Written
related to Etymology · 11
Psychosis → Ancient Greek, At, Canstatt, Ernst, Feuchtersleben, Handbuch, He, Karl Friedrich Canstatt, Medizinischen Klinik, Modern Latin, The
related to Culture · 10
Psychosis → Accra, Chennai, Cross-cultural, Ghana, In, India, Such, These, This, United States
related to Negative symptoms · 10
Psychosis → ACC, Altered Behavioral Inhibition System, Anhedonia, In, Individuals, Negative, Previous, The, VS, When
related to Research · 10
Psychosis → CBT, Early Intervention Services, EIS, Further, In, SlowMo, TAU, Therapy, Through, Usual
has prevention · 9
Psychosis → But, Care Excellence, CBT, Health, However, National Institute, NICE, The, Whilst

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PsychosisCausesMental illness (schizophrenia, bipolar disorder), trauma, sleep deprivation, some medical conditions, certain medications, drugs (including alcohol, caffeine and cannabis)1.00infobox
PsychosisComplicationsSelf-harm, suicide1.00infobox
PsychosisFrequency3% of people at some point in their lives (U.S.)1.00infobox
PsychosisOther namesPsychotic break (colloquial), psychotic episode1.00infobox
PsychosisPrognosisDepends on cause1.00infobox
PsychosisSpecialtyNeurology, psychiatry, emergency medicine, clinical psychology1.00infobox
PsychosisSymptomsDelusions, hallucinations, incoherent speech and behavior1.00infobox
PsychosisTreatmentAntipsychotics, counselling, social support1.00infobox
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Psychosisis arare yet serious and debilitating form of psychosis0.90text
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