Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Katie Melua recently opened up about suffering an acute psychotic breakdown in her 20s. (Getty Images) Being there for a loved one ...

‘Psychosis’ describes conditions that affect the mind, causing one to lose touch with reality. Symptoms may include delusions, hallucinations, and inappropriate behavior. Studies show that people ...

SALEM, Mass. — Childhood psychosis can run in families and may go undiagnosed before an "acute episode," a psychiatrist and researcher testified as the murder trial of Philip Chism entered its fourth ...

Overuse of marijuana is increasingly being linked to dangerous bouts of psychosis, and a new study finds that antipsychotics may be needed to keep such patients out of the hospital. Psychotic episodes ...

Stress-induced psychosis typically lasts from a few days to one month, with most symptoms resolving within 2-4 weeks of treatment initiation. Duration depends on factors including stressor severity, ...

A DAD with eczema so severe he couldn’t hug his daughter and had an episode of psychosis that left him tearing his own skin ...

Imagine a bright, outgoing college freshman named Alex. In the span of a few short weeks, Alex notices unsettling changes in his thoughts and perceptions—suddenly, everyday sounds seem amplified, and ...