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Article: Psychosis
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Psychosis
What Is Psychosis?
Psychosis and the
“
Insanity Defense
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Psychosis (sy-KO-sis) is a broad term covering a range of mental illnesses associated with a loss of connection to reality. Illnesses that involve psychosis may severely impair a person
’
s ability to relate to other people and to perform basic tasks of daily life
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KEYWORDS
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Delusions
Dementia
Hallucinations
Schizophrenia
What Is Psychosis?
“
Psychosis
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is a medical term used to describe serious mental disorders that cause a person to lose touch with reality. People with psychosis may have
delusions*
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