Broadly speaking, psychosis means a loss of contact with reality; it is a symptom of a number of men

Psychosis is an umbrella term; it means that an individual has sensory experiences of things that do not exist and/or beliefs with no basis in reality.

During a psychotic episode, an individual may experience hallucinations and/or delusions. They may see or hear things that do not exist.

This can be incredibly frightening for the individual and, sometimes, the symptoms can cause them to lash out and hurt themselves or others.

Psychosis is classically associated with schizophrenia spectrum disorders, and, although there are other symptoms, one of the defining criteria for schizophrenia is the presence of psychosis.

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