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 ...

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 ...

In the early phases of depression and psychosis, patients often show altered inflammatory markers in the blood and structural ...

In terms of psychosis, many noteworthy theorists have offered theories of this type of psychopathology. These theories include psychosis that may be seen in terms of the Jungian theory of the mind.

Mental health isn’t always easy to decode. Sometimes a moment of terror can feel like reality itself is coming apart. Other times, the world really does start to ...

Not everyone remembers what happens during their psychotic breaks, which poses unique challenges and emotions. A peer of mine ...

The findings showed that teens who reported using cannabis in the past year were much more likely to develop psychiatric ...

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 ...

Researchers analyzed health data on 460,000 teenagers in Northern California. The teens were followed until they were 25 ...

Each year, the last week of February is recognized as Eating Disorder Awareness Week. In the days leading up to it, my inbox ...

O. Rose Broderick reports on the health policies and technologies that govern people with disabilities’ lives. Before coming to STAT, she worked at WNYC’s Radiolab and Scientific American, and her ...