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Psychosis: Psychosis is listed as an alternate name or description for symptom:
Causes of Psychotic Behaviour (Psychosis): See detailed list of causes below.
Psychotic Behaviour (medical symptom): Inability or opposition to recognize and accept reality and to relate this to others.
Psychotic Behaviour (medical symptom): A person who is psychotic is out of touch with reality. People with psychosis may hear "voices" or have strange and illogical ideas (for example, thinking that others can hear their thoughts, or are trying to harm them, or that they are the President of the United States or some other famous person). They may get excited or angry for no apparent reason, or spend a lot of time by themselves, or in bed, sleeping during the day and staying awake at night. The person may neglect appearance, not bathing or changing clothes, and may be hard to talk to--barely talking or saying things that make no sense. They often are initially unaware that their condition is an illness. (Source: excerpt from Medications: NIMH)
The list of medical condition causes of Psychotic Behaviour (Psychosis) includes:
All 92 causes of Psychotic Behaviour
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For a medical symptom description of 'Psychosis', the following symptom information may be relevant to the symptoms: Psychotic Behaviour (symptom). However, note that other causes of the symptom 'Psychosis' may be possible.
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Psychosis (medical condition): For a medical symptom description of 'Psychosis', the following disease information may be relevant to the symptoms: Psychosis (disease information). However, numerous other possible causes of the symptom may be possible.
Psychosis (medical condition): Mental loss of connection with reality
Psychosis (medical condition): True psychosis usually involves severe symptoms such as delusions and/or paranoia. The common belief that anyone who goes crazy or is aggressive must be psychotic is not strictly correct in medical terminology. Psychotic disorders focus mainly on the symptoms where the person is detached from reality, and the main such symptoms are delusions and paranoia.
Psychosis: A person who is psychotic is out of touch with reality. People with psychosis may hear "voices" or have strange and illogical ideas (for example, thinking that others can hear their thoughts, or are trying to harm them, or that they are the President of the United States or some other famous person). They may get excited or angry for no apparent reason, or spend a lot of time by themselves, or in bed, sleeping during the day and staying awake at night. The person may neglect appearance, not bathing or changing clothes, and may be hard to talk to--barely talking or saying things that make no sense. They often are initially unaware that their condition is an illness. (Source: excerpt from Medications: NIMH)
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