Schizophrenia involves periods of psychosis, including hallucinations, delusions, and disorganized thinking that distort a person’s sense of reality. Schizoid personality disorder is a long-standing ...

As I wrote in a previous post, there are six specific conditions within the Schizophrenia and Related Conditions (AKA psychotic disorders) chapter of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental ...

Due to legal liability concerns, some healthcare organizations are leaving off the ninth item about suicidality when screening for depression with the widely used Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9 ...

First major study on ‘AI psychosis’ suggests chatbots can encourage delusions among vulnerable people ...

Medically reviewed by Michael MacIntyre, MD Psychosis occurs when someone experiences a loss of contact with reality. This happens when a person's thoughts and perceptions become distorted, making it ...