What is Psychosis?

What is Psychosis?

• Psychosis: Mental loss of connection with reality.
• Psychosis: any severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost or highly distorted.
  Source - WordNet 2.1

Psychosis: Introduction

Types of Psychosis:

Types of Psychosis:

How serious is Psychosis?

Complications of Psychosis: see complications of Psychosis

What causes Psychosis?

Causes of Psychosis: see causes of Psychosis
Risk factors for Psychosis: see risk factors for Psychosis

What are the symptoms of Psychosis?

Symptoms of Psychosis: see symptoms of Psychosis

Complications of Psychosis: see complications of Psychosis

Psychosis: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Psychosis.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Psychosis.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Psychosis: see treatments for Psychosis
Research for Psychosis: see research for Psychosis

Society issues for Psychosis

Hospitalization statistics for Psychosis: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Psychosis:

• 0.03% (3,331) of hospital consultant episodes were for acute and transient psychotic disorders in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 91% of hospital consultant episodes for acute and transient psychotic disorders required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 54% of hospital consultant episodes for acute and transient psychotic disorders were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 46% of hospital consultant episodes for acute and transient psychotic disorders were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 80% of hospital consultant episodes for acute and transient psychotic disorders required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 36 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for acute and transient psychotic disorders in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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Name and Aliases of Psychosis

Main name of condition: Psychosis

Psychotic episode

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