psychosis
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Mr. O’Connor’s involving novel, which continues into the 1970s, is about the inadequacy of the psychoanalytic practice to confront the collective psychosis of 20th-century history.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
Valdo, whose family live in Wales, was studying and living in Nottingham when he experienced his first episode of psychosis, the inquiry heard.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
Last June, a BBC Spotlight investigation heard hard hitting testimonies from women who'd suffered severe post-partum psychosis and post-natal depression and who'd been cared for without their babies with them.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
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
Artists may sometimes be tortured by the burden of their genius, but they can never be truly creative under the thrall of psychosis.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
Vocabulary lists containing psychosis
Body Language: Psych ("Mind")
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