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Psychosis - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Psychosis : (noun)
1: any severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is
lost or highly distorted
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Psychosis : \Psy*cho"sis\, n. [NL. See Psycho-.]
1. Any vital action or activity. --Mivart.
2. (Med.) A disease of the mind; especially, a functional
mental disorder, that is, one unattended with evident
organic changes.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Psychosis : Psychosis: In the general sense, a mental illness that markedly interferes with a person's capacity to meet life's everyday demands. In a specific sense, it refers to a thought disorder in
which reality testing is grossly impaired.
Symptoms can include seeing, hearing, smelling, or tasting things that are not there; paranoia; and delusional thoughts. Depending on the condition underlying the psychotic symptoms, symptoms may
be constant or they may come and go. Psychosis can occur as a result of brain injury or disease, and is seen particularly in { schizophrenia and bipolar disorders. Psychotic symptoms can occur as a
result of drug use, but this is not true psychosis. Diagnosis is by observation and interview.
Treatment is with neuroleptic medication, either the newer, safer, atypical neuroleptics like { haloperidol (brand name: Haldol.) In cases that do not respond to medication, electroshock therapy
(ECT) is sometimes valuable.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Psychosis |
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cedra78: @hritchie In addition, she had no pre-existing mental health issues and certainly no history of Psychosis. So no, not more accurate. |
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ROCKN_ROLLQUEEN: Rockabilly Psychosis - Nekromantix para antes de que empiece #gabbagabba |
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freeselfhelp: Rebekah Lawrence developed Psychosis in self-help course: coroner: A WOMAN stripped naked at her office before .. http://bit.ly/8oHQMC |
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