Psychosis is a loss of contact with reality, usually including false beliefs about what is taking place or who one is (delusions) and seeing or hearing things that aren't there (hallucinations).
A number of substances and medical conditions can cause psychosis, including:
It's been long known that marijuana use can cause certain symptoms of psychosis. Among the most commonly reported are paranoia, auditory... Read more »
This is the third in our series of posts on schizoaffective disorder. To briefly recap, the illness - if in fact it can actually be labeled... Read more »
One of the difficulties in long-term management of psychotic illnesses is that of compliance with medications used for the treatment of... Read more »
This month is Mental Health Month so I thought it would be good to look at drugs used to treat agitation and psychosis, what you should... Read more »
A longitudinal study with a 2½-year follow-up of 291 at-risk individuals was conducted to determine the risk of conversion to psychosis.... Read more »