Psychosis (disambiguation)
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Psychosis means abnormal condition of the mind, and is a generic psychiatric term for a mental state often described as involving a "loss of contact with reality"...

is a generic psychiatric term for a mental state characterized by loss of contact with reality.
Psychosis or psychotic may also refer to:
  • Brief psychotic disorder
    Brief psychotic disorder
    Brief psychotic disorder is a period of psychosis whose duration is generally shorter, non re-occurring, and not better accounted for by another condition....

    , The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) describes brief psychotic disorder based primarily on duration of symptoms. DSM-IV defines brief psychotic disorder as an illness lasting from 1 day to 1 month, with an eventual return to the premorbid level of functioning http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/294416-overview
  • Brief reactive psychosis
    Brief reactive psychosis
    Brief reactive psychosis - referred to in the DSM IV-TR as "brief psychotic disorder with marked stressor" - is the psychiatric term for psychosis which can be triggered by an extremely stressful event in the life of a patient....

    , psychosis which can be triggered by an extremely stressful event in the life of a patient
  • Menstrual psychosis
    Menstrual psychosis
    -Definition:This is a comparatively uncommon form of severe mental illness, with the following characteristics:*Abrupt onset against a background of normality.*Brief duration, with full recovery....

    , abnormal behaviour linked to menstruation
  • Manic-depressive psychosis, bipolar disorder, especially the manic episodes thereof, can include psychotic features.
  • Mystical psychosis
    Mystical psychosis
    Mystical psychosis is a term coined by Arthur J. Deikman in the early 1970’s to characterize first-person accounts of psychotic experiences that are strikingly similar to reports of mystical experiences...

    , a term coined to characterize first-person accounts of psychotic experiences that are strikingly similar to reports of mystical experiences
  • Myxedematous psychosis
    Myxedematous psychosis
    Myxedema psychosis, more colloquially known as myxedema madness, is a relatively uncommon consequence of hypothyroidism, such as in Hashimoto's thyroiditis or in patients who have had the thyroid surgically removed and are not taking thyroxine...

    , a relatively uncommon consequence of hypothyroidism or patients who have had the thyroid surgically removed
  • Occupational psychosis
    Occupational psychosis
    Occupational psychosis is the concept that one's occupation or career makes that person so biased that they could be described as psychotic. Especially common in tight occupational circles, individuals can normalize ideas or behaviours that seem absurd or irrational to the external public. The term...

    , the concept that one's occupation or career makes that person so biased that they could be described as psychotic
  • Postpartum psychosis
    Postpartum psychosis
    Postpartum psychosis is a term that covers a group of mental illnesses with the sudden onset of psychotic symptoms following childbirth. In this group there are at least a dozen organic psychoses, which are described under another heading "organic pre- and postpartum psychoses"...

    , a group of mental illnesses with the sudden onset of psychotic symptoms following childbirth
  • Psychotic break
    Psychotic break
    A psychotic break is a term used to describe an occasion of a person experiencing an episode of acute primary psychosis, either for the first time or after a significant period of relative asymptomaticity. Several types of psychoactive drugs have been shown to correlate with psychotic breaks...

    , an occasion of a person experiencing an episode of acute primary psychosis, either for the first time or after a significant period of relative asymptomaticity
  • Psychotic depression
    Psychotic depression
    Psychotic major depression is a type of depression that can include symptoms and treatments that are different from those of non-psychotic major depressive disorder . PMD is estimated to affect about 0.4% of the population .PMD is sometimes "mistaken" for NPMD, schizoaffective disorder,...

    , a type of depression that can include symptoms and treatments that are different from those of non-psychotic major depressive disorder
  • Shared psychosis, psychiatric syndrome in which symptoms of a delusional belief are transmitted from one individual to another
  • Stimulant psychosis, a psychotic disorder that appears in some people who abuse stimulant drugs
  • Substance-induced psychosis
    Substance-induced psychosis
    Substance-induced psychosis is a form of substance-related disorder where psychosis can be attributed to substance use.Various psychoactive substances have been implicated in causing, exacerbating, and/or precipitating psychotic states and/or disorders in users...

    , a form of substance-related disorder where psychosis can be attributed to substance use
  • Tardive psychosis
    Tardive Psychosis
    Tardive psychosis is a form of psychosis distinct from schizophrenia and induced by the use of current antipsychotics by the depletion of dopamine and related to the known side effect caused by their long-term use, tardive dyskinesia....

    , a form of psychosis distinct from schizophrenia and induced by the use of current (dopaminergic) antipsychotics by the depletion of dopamine and related to the known side effect caused by their long-term use, tardive dyskinesia

Culture

  • "Psychosis", a song by Poets of the Fall
    Poets of the Fall
    Poets of the Fall is a rock band from Finland. It consists of Marko Saaresto , Olli Tukiainen and Markus "Captain" Kaarlonen...

     from their album Revolution Roulette
    Revolution Roulette
    Revolution Roulette is the third album by the Finnish rock band Poets of the Fall. It was released in Finland on 26 March 2008 and went straight to the top of the Finnish charts...

  • "Psychosis", a song by Hawkwind from their 1980 album Levitation
    Levitation (album)
    Levitation is the tenth studio album by English rock group Hawkwind, released in 1980. It peaked at #21 on the UK Albums Chart.At the time of its release, band leader Dave Brock stated: "with Levitation we’ve come full circle back to the style of our debut album...

  • "Psychosis", a song by U.K. Subs
  • "Psychosis", a song by The Refreshments
  • Psychotic, a 2002 film starring Camille Anderson
    Camille Anderson
    Camille Constance Anderson is an American actress and model. Camille was a contestant in the 2004 WWE Diva Search, where she was eliminated second. Her biggest role to date was in the movie Wedding Crashers along with Owen Wilson...

  • Psychosis (film)
    Psychosis (film)
    Psychosis is a 2010 British Horror film directed by Reg Traviss and written by Reg Traviss and story by Michael Armstrong. It's a remake of the "Dreamhouse" episode from the movie anthology Screamtime....

    , a 2010 film starring Charisma Carpenter
  • "Psychotic Reaction
    Psychotic Reaction
    "Psychotic Reaction" is an early garage rock song released by the American rock band Count Five in 1966, and also the title of their only album. The song Psychotic Reaction was written by the five members of the Count Five, Craig "Butch" Atkinson, John Byrne, Roy Chaney, Kenn Ellner and John...

    ", a 1966 garage rock top ten hit from the band Count Five
  • Psychosis (video game)
    Psychosis (video game)
    Psychosis is a side scrolling shooter type game for the TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine. It was released in 1990 by NAXAT Soft, which also released the games Alien Crush and Devil's Crush When released it was praised for its colorful graphics and original backstory...

    , a 1990 video game for the TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine
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