Psychosis
Protecting Yourself From COVID Isn’t a Sign of Mental Illness
By calling people getting their COVID vaccines “mass formation psychosis,” anti-vax doctor Robert Malone misused language from group psychology and psychiatry on a recent interview with Joe Rogan. Here’s what it really means.
Scientists Created a Video Game That Makes People Hear Sounds That Aren't Real
A new study induced hallucination-like perceptions in humans and mice to better conditions such as schizophrenia.
Lockdown Made Me So Anxious I Had a Psychotic Breakdown
Julie had no history of mental illness, but she had a psychotic episode while in isolation with her family. According to experts, she's one of many.
The Things I Broadcast On Social Media During a Psychotic Episode
"I wanted to share everything with my friends so badly, and I didn’t understand their comments. Looking at those messages now, I get it."
10 Questions You've Always Wanted to Ask Someone with Schizophrenia
The mental illness been wildly misrepresented in popular culture. We spoke to someone who lives with it every day.
Psychotic Delusions Change With the Times. They’ve Started to Include COVID-19
People with psychosis could be having pandemic delusions long after a vaccine is developed or society is reopened.
The Strange Link Between Pandemics and Psychosis
Scientists are looking more closely at how viruses and infections could influence our minds.
All the Things the New Anti-Weed Crusade Gets Horribly Wrong
It's Reefer Madness all over again, somehow.
Everything You Need to Know About K2, the Dangerous Weed Knockoff
“There’s nothing 'natural' about it. They’re just deadly chemicals made in a lab."
A Common Food Brought on This Woman’s Psychosis
“She did not conform to any known psychiatric illness.”
Ex-Cop Turned Psychologist Trains the NYPD on Cases Involving Mentally Ill People
Can a cop successfully play the role of a mental health professional?