psychotic

Example Sentences

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That so many people in Minneapolis have endangered themselves by waving phones in the faces of armed federal officers and shouting obscenities as if they were psychotic is one of many unhappy consequences.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

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

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

"We don't have monitoring figures including how many are taking medication for psychotic behaviour, the effectiveness of that medication and crucially what is available for people apart from medication," she said.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

"It means that," Dr. Tandlemann began, looking down at his folder to check the name, "it means that Sandra is not psychotic, or schizophrenic, she's just had a small breakdown."

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez