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psychosis

[sahy-koh-sis] / saɪˈkoʊ sɪs /










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Postpartum psychosis, as Clancy says she experienced, is rare.

From Slate Sep. 5, 2026

Postpartum psychosis, characterized by losing touch with reality and experiencing paranoia, delusions or hallucinations, is far rarer.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

Postpartum psychosis is a medical emergency that affects about one to two women in every 1,000 births, according to Sally Wilson, national training coordinator at the UK-based charity Action on Postpartum Psychosis.

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

Several psychiatrists diagnosed Coronado with postpartum psychosis and, like Clancy, she had the support of her husband and family.

From Salon Sep. 2, 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

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

“I wish my psychoses were softer,” she said.

From New York Times Aug. 5, 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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