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Psychosis means abnormal condition of the mind, and is a generic psychiatric term for a mental state often described as involving a "loss of contact with reality". People suffering from psychosis are said to be ''psychotic.''

Cognitive deficits in bipolar patients ‘not homogenous’

Patients with bipolar disorder can be separated into three groups based on their cognitive performance, a study suggests.

31 Mar 2014

Lack of insight linked to disengagement with CBT for psychosis

Lack of insight, poor social functioning and negative symptoms help to predict which patients will drop out of cognitive behavioural therapy for psychosis, say researchers.

27 Mar 2014

Affective and non-affective psychoses show rural-urban variation

Rates of affective psychosis appear to be increased in more urbanised areas, study findings from France show.

27 Mar 2014

First contact with psychiatric specialists hastens schizophrenia treatment

Patients with first-onset psychosis wait less time for treatment if they visit emergency clinics staffed by specialist psychiatric teams than their counterparts who access healthcare in community settings, report researchers.

21 Mar 2014

Six dimensions explain mania symptom variability

Researchers have identified a six-factor latent structure that they say best describes the symptomatology of hospitalized patients with bipolar mania.

21 Mar 2014

Researchers estimate psychosis rates in epilepsy

Patients with epilepsy are nearly eight times more likely than people without the condition to experience psychosis, show results of a systematic review and meta-analysis.

20 Mar 2014

Primary negative symptoms worsen functioning in schizophrenia

Primary negative symptoms adversely affect social, vocational and recreational functioning in patients with schizophrenia, even when the potential influence of secondary negative symptoms has been accounted for, Canadian researchers report.

19 Mar 2014

Study examines costs linked with specific inpatient mental health diagnoses for children

Nearly one in 10 hospitalized children have a primary diagnosis of a mental health condition, and depression alone accounts for $1.33 billion in hospital charges annually, according to a new analysis led by UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital.

19 Mar 2014

Dampened reward response tied to schizophrenia risk

The striatal hypoactivation during reward anticipation seen in patients with schizophrenia is also present in their unaffected first-degree relatives, research shows.

17 Mar 2014

EEG-based biomarker can help predict psychotic disorder in high-risk individuals

Only one third of individuals identified as being at clinical high risk for psychosis actually convert to a psychotic disorder within a 3 year follow-up period. This risk assessment is based on the presence of sub-threshold psychotic-like symptoms.

17 Mar 2014

Stress sensitivity adds to psychosis vulnerability

Sensitivity to stress may help to determine whether traumatic life events will lead to psychosis, research suggests.

13 Mar 2014

Innovative study uses pharmacogenomic test to treat patients with psychotic disorders

ValueOptions, Inc. a health improvement company specializing in mental and emotional well-being and recovery, and Genomind, a personalized medicine company, today announced an innovative study that uses pharmacogenomic testing to treat patients diagnosed with psychotic disorders, including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

11 Mar 2014