Psychosis refers to a collection of symptoms that affect the mind, where there has been some loss of contact with reality. During an episode of psychosis, a person’s thoughts and perceptions are ...

“AI psychosis” is an informal term that came about to describe feeling confused, anxious, or paranoid after interacting with ...

Editor’s Note: David L. Nathan, MD is a psychiatrist, educator and the founder and past president of Doctors for Drug Policy Reform (d4dpr.org). Peter Grinspoon, MD is a primary care doctor and ...

The prevalence of smoking among people with psychosis is notoriously high, and smoking is often regarded as a form of self-medication, but a new analysis suggests smoking itself may play a causative ...

Psychosis occurs when someone experiences a loss of contact with reality. This happens when a person's thoughts and perceptions become distorted, making it hard to understand what is real and what is ...

(WJW) – A California woman avoided prison time earlier this year in a fatal stabbing in what prosecutors called an “episode of cannabis-induced psychosis.” The case made national headlines.

In 2018, there was a criminal case of a young woman who smoked a bong containing a high dose of cannabis (marijuana) provided by her new boyfriend. She was unaccustomed to smoking pot. After taking a ...

Postpartum psychosis is a severe psychiatric condition that can affect women following childbirth. It is relatively uncommon, occurring after about 0.1% of deliveries (one in a thousand). A few days ...

Beneath this patient’s otherwise coherent presentation was postpartum psychosis, a severe psychiatric emergency that can ...

Of the many harms attributed to cannabis use, few have garnered as much attention as the frightening association of cannabis with psychosis. From the 1936 exploitation film “Reefer Madness” to a ...