psychotic
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At a news conference in April 2024, Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood said he received a call from Zimmer that Scrivner was armed and experiencing “some type of psychotic episode” at his Tehachapi home.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026
Coroner Rachel Spearing concluded he was "in the likely grip of a psychotic episode".
From BBC • Dec. 15, 2025
Consultant psychiatrist Dr Denzel Mitchell, who worked at St James' Hospital, said the decision to discharge was made in large part because Mr Stone-Houghton had not self-harmed or had psychotic episodes on the ward.
From BBC • Dec. 15, 2025
Numerous users have reported that the chatbot is overly sycophantic, leading some to spiral into manic and psychotic episodes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025
"I've realized what's happening. I'm having a stress-related breakdown. Or at least a minor psychotic episode brought on by the trauma of last night's attack."
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
Vocabulary lists containing psychotic
Body Language: Psych ("Mind")
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