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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Nearly 63 percent of those exposed to any of these medications were at risk of experiencing psychosis or mania.
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Don Rauf, EverydayHealth.com, 18 Sep. 2024
Those who took the strongest doses had the greatest odds of developing psychosis or mania.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2024
The psychosis occurs when the mania exhausts itself, when the encounter with reality is the only thing left for it (and mania fears reality more than anything else).
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
Its hallmark is psychosis, which describes when a person is disconnected from reality.
—New Atlas, 26 Sep. 2024
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Don Rauf, EverydayHealth.com, 18 Sep. 2024
Those who took the strongest doses had the greatest odds of developing psychosis or mania.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2024
The psychosis occurs when the mania exhausts itself, when the encounter with reality is the only thing left for it (and mania fears reality more than anything else).
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
Its hallmark is psychosis, which describes when a person is disconnected from reality.
—New Atlas, 26 Sep. 2024
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Green tea may also protect against the following chronic health conditions: Alzheimer’s disease: Drinking green tea regularly may reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.Carrie Madormo, RN, MPH, Verywell Health, 25 Oct. 2024
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Investigators also found that Alzheimer’s disease was more accurately detected in individuals who had already progressed to dementia, compared to those with mild cognitive decline who were less likely to have this diagnosis regardless.William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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Ahead of his sentencing in 2009, Groves received two evaluations — one doctor diagnosed him with schizophrenia and deemed him legally insane at the time of the murder, while another doctor claimed the opposite.Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
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Around two-thirds of people diagnosed with bipolar disorder (BD) and about half of people diagnosed with schizophrenia will experience delusions of grandeur.Sherri Gordon, Health, 17 Oct. 2024
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However, the shoes aren’t ideal for intense activities, due to some heel instability and poor fit of the elastic band at the collar.Trina Gray, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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Trump’s harsher trade policies toward China, combined with his antipathy toward U.S. alliances in the Asia-Pacific, point to greater instability in U.S.-China relations, said Wu Xinbo, director of the Center for American Studies at Fudan University in Shanghai.Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Psychosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psychosis. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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