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
On that front, Bristol Myers is expecting to two trial readouts this year that can serve as catalysts to drive the stock higher, including a study evaluating its effects on Alzheimer’s disease psychosis.
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Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2025
This category includes the depressants Valium, Xanax and Ativan, among others.
Antipsychotics, a class of drug that addresses psychosis symptoms in a variety of ways.
Antidepressants, which relieve symptoms of depression by affecting neurotransmitters such as serotonin, norepinephrine and dopamine.
—Ashley Bradford, The Conversation, 10 Jan. 2025
Neely had a lengthy criminal record, an active arrest warrant, a history of psychosis and was high.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 7 Jan. 2025
Some mental health issues – eating disorders and psychosis, for example – were not included in the NSMHW.
—New Atlas, 18 Feb. 2025
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Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2025
This category includes the depressants Valium, Xanax and Ativan, among others.
Antipsychotics, a class of drug that addresses psychosis symptoms in a variety of ways.
Antidepressants, which relieve symptoms of depression by affecting neurotransmitters such as serotonin, norepinephrine and dopamine.
—Ashley Bradford, The Conversation, 10 Jan. 2025
Neely had a lengthy criminal record, an active arrest warrant, a history of psychosis and was high.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 7 Jan. 2025
Some mental health issues – eating disorders and psychosis, for example – were not included in the NSMHW.
—New Atlas, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for psychosis
Noun
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Jim Broadbent, 'Iris' (2002) Featuring Kate Winslet and Judi Dench as famed novelist Iris Murdoch in her younger and older years, the biopic is also a moving drama about the effects of dementia on patients and loved ones.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
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Common signs of dementia, according to an article by Dr. Joanna Woodnutt for Catster, include wandering around aimlessly; going to the wrong door to go out, or to find food; struggling find their way out; becoming stressed even in places that should be familiar; and going potty in the wrong place.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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However, schizophrenia itself tends to manifest in late adolescence/early adulthood.—
Tom Hawking,
Popular Science,
26 Feb. 2025
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Bristol Myers Squibb : Patience is required with the drugmaker because its new schizophrenia drug, Cobenfy, is still in the early innings.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
20 Feb. 2025
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This book and American War explore very similar themes—global instability, the cruelty and corruption of the West, dehumanization, war, massacres—but in different genres.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
27 Feb. 2025
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Add on top of that economic uncertainty regarding our trade policies and the ongoing instability in the Middle East, a region that has crucial shipping lanes like the Strait of Hormuz and the Suez Canal along with being a crucial oil producer for global consumption.—
Thomas Kennedy,
Orlando Sentinel,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Psychosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psychosis. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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