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psychosis

[sahy-koh-sis] / saɪˈkoʊ sɪs /










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Quickly editing my interior monologue, as to not admit psychosis: “That’s my dog.”

From Salon Jun. 25, 2026

After tests in a provincial laboratory failed to pinpoint Ebola as the source, the disease and accompanying psychosis were both allowed to spread in Mongbwalu.

From Barron's May 24, 2026

Mental-health professionals are recognizing chatbot delusions and psychosis as a phenomenon meriting further study.

From The Wall Street Journal May 23, 2026

Some of these incidents are increasingly being described as cases of "AI-induced psychosis."

From Science Daily May 11, 2026

But this episode was symptomatic: even his love for me involved extending the fabric of his psychosis and confabulation.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Psychiatrists and neurologists are increasingly joining forces to find and treat patients with autoimmune psychoses.

From Science Magazine May 15, 2024

He urged lawmakers to try again next year, this time adding specific treatment guidelines including recommended doses and protections for people with underlying psychoses.

From Salon Oct. 26, 2023

And so there is an emphasis on complicated arrangements and psychoses.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 17, 2023

An Ireland finally capable of admitting to the ongoing psychoses, passivity and prejudices that still bind it today, even as it becomes, as O’Toole puts it, “one of the most globalized economies in the world.”

From New York Times Mar. 15, 2022

He also devoted a chapter to the psychoses of four chess masters, selected from the millions of normal people who’d played seriously over the years.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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