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psychosis

[sahy-koh-sis] / saɪˈkoʊ sɪs /










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For years, researchers have proposed that psychosis may result from a reduced ability to update beliefs when new information becomes available.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

There is a growing body of legal cases alleging AI-related harms, including psychosis External link, often citing heavy engagement with chatbots.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

"I was soaked in my own urine because I'd been pushing as if I was giving birth again every time I was in psychosis," she said.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

She said her family were told there were no available beds in Leeds - Yorkshire's only MBU - with Lizzy sent to the closest available unit able to treat psychosis and severe postnatal depression.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

The crowding, poor nutrition, and lack of hygiene made disease rampant; from typhus to scarlet fever, from malnutrition to psychosis, illness of some kind struck nearly every family.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson




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