Auditory and visual hallucinations are hallmark symptoms of psychosis, but in the prodromal stage, a patient might describe hearing whispers or footsteps or notice brief distortions when looking at ...

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 ...

When Corrina left home for college, she was the bright, pretty cheerleader and volunteer. I met her a few years later while I was researching mental illness among youth, and Corrina was in crisis. She ...

As AI becomes more ingrained into all aspects of society, a new mental health concern is emerging: AI psychosis. This phenomenon is marked by distorted thoughts, paranoia or delusional beliefs brought ...

When people think of psychosis, they often imagine someone in a full-blown state of delusion—hearing voices, seeing things that aren’t there, or believing the government is tracking their every move.

Study reveals genetic links between attention deficits, functional brain connectivity, and early psychosis risk in adolescents. Study: Attention-mediated genetic influences on psychotic symptomatology ...

A new systematic review included 37 studies that were focused on exploring the neuropathology of the hyperactive and psychotic symptoms of dementia. Symptoms of dementia were found to overlap with ...

When Corrina left home for college, she was the bright, pretty cheerleader and volunteer. I met her a few years later while I was researching mental illness among youth, and Corrina was in crisis. She ...