Psychosis refers to a collection of symptoms that affect the mind, where there has been some loss of contact with reality. During an episode of psychosis, a person’s thoughts and perceptions are ...

Medically reviewed by Melissa Bronstein, LICSWMedically reviewed by Melissa Bronstein, LICSW Psychosis is a break from reality characterized by delusions and hallucinations. There are several ...

A new study investigates how anger associated with delusions — not simply being out of touch with reality — is critical in determining whether psychosis turns violent.more The research, published in ...

Postpartum psychosis is a severe psychiatric condition that can affect women following childbirth. It is relatively uncommon, occurring after about 0.1% of deliveries (one in a thousand). A few days ...

Editor’s Note: David L. Nathan, MD is a psychiatrist, educator and the founder and past president of Doctors for Drug Policy Reform (d4dpr.org). Peter Grinspoon, MD is a primary care doctor and ...

A new study investigated the brain circuits involved in psychosis—a condition characterized by delusions, hallucinations, disorganized thinking and detachment from reality. Andrew Pines, MD, MA, a ...

(WJW) – A California woman avoided prison time earlier this year in a fatal stabbing in what prosecutors called an “episode of cannabis-induced psychosis.” The case made national headlines.

Use of stimulants to treat attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have grown, especially since the pandemic. But a study of adult emergency department admissions at a Mass General Brigham ...

AI has become the kind of technology people talk to when they’re bored, lonely, curious, stressed, or simply avoiding the email they really should answer. That intimacy is new. A search engine gave ...

(CNN) — Of the many harms attributed to cannabis use, few have garnered as much attention as the frightening association of cannabis with psychosis. From the 1936 exploitation film “Reefer Madness” to ...