A brief psychotic disorder is a psychiatric condition characterized by sudden and temporary periods of psychotic behavior, such as delusions, hallucinations, and confusion. Symptoms can endure for ...

The beginnings of psychosis rarely look like the stereotypes. Why all therapists need to be able to recognize it.

Psychotic-like experiences resemble symptoms of psychosis, but are milder, less frequent and much more common than psychotic disorders. While these symptoms do not constitute a disorder diagnosed as ...

A new study of young persons at clinical high-risk of developing psychosis has identified measures of violence potential that may be useful in predicting both the increased risk of future violent ...

Psychotic experiences—ranging from fleeting perceptual anomalies to attenuated delusional thoughts—are increasingly recognised as significant markers of mental health vulnerability. Although these ...

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have uncovered a substantial genetic component to postpartum ...

Psychotic-like experiences, such as suspiciousness and unusual thoughts, are common among adolescents who are referred to adolescent psychiatric care. The symptoms are often associated with depression ...