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psy·chot·ic

(sī-kŏt′ĭk)

adj.

Of, relating to, or affected by psychosis.

A person affected by psychosis.

psy·chot′i·cal·ly adv.

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psychotic

(saɪˈkɒtɪk) psychiatry

adj

(Psychiatry) of, relating to, or characterized by psychosis

(Psychiatry) a person experiencing psychosis

psyˈchotically adv

Usage: It is preferable to talk about a person experiencing psychosis rather than a psychotic, which reduces a person's individuality

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psy•chot•ic

(saɪˈkɒt ɪk)

adj.

1. characterized by or afflicted with psychosis.

2. a person afflicted with psychosis.

[1890–95]

psy•chot′i•cal•ly, adv.

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Noun	1.	psychotic - a person afflicted with psychosis psycho, psychotic person cataleptic - a person suffering from catalepsy paranoiac, paranoid - a person afflicted with paranoia schizophrenic - someone who is afflicted with schizophrenia diseased person, sick person, sufferer - a person suffering from an illness
Adj.	1.	psychotic - characteristic of or suffering from psychosis medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques insane - afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement; "was declared insane"; "insane laughter"

psychotic

adjective

1. mad, mental (slang), insane, lunatic, demented, unbalanced, deranged, psychopathic, round the bend (Brit. slang), certifiable, off your head (slang), off your trolley (slang), not right in the head, non compos mentis (Latin), off your rocker (slang), off your chump He was diagnosed as psychotic and schizophrenic.

noun

1. lunatic, maniac, psychopath, nut (slang), psycho (slang), loony (slang), madman, nutter (Brit. slang), basket case (slang), nutcase (slang), headcase (informal), mental case (slang), headbanger (informal) Personality disorder can be found in some psychotics.

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Translations

PsychotikerPsychotikerinpsychotisch

psicótico

psykootikkopsykoottinen

psychotique

psicotico

psychotic

[saɪˈkɒtɪk]

A. ADJ → psicótico

B. N → psicótico/a m/f

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psychotic

[saɪˈkɒtɪk]

adj

[person] → psychotique

[symptoms, episode] → psychotique

n → psychotique mf

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psychotic

adj → psychotisch; psychotic illness → Psychose f

n → Psychotiker(in) m(f)

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psychotic

[saɪˈkɒtɪk] adj & n → psicotico/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

psy·chot·ic

a. psicótico-a, rel. a o que sufre de una psicosis.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

psychotic

adj & n psicótico -ca mf

References in periodicals archive ?

Cannabis use and risk of psychotic or affective mental health outcomes: a systematic review.

Psychotic-like experiences and substance use in college students/Experiencias psicoticas atenuadas y consumo de sustancias en universitarios

"These pilot programs have the potential to be life-changing for young people who have had a first psychotic episode," said Sheri Dawson, RN, director of the health department's Division of Behavioral Health, in a news release.

Nebraska debuts new psychosis program

More than 4,000 18-year-olds were interviewed and of the 185 who had experienced four or more school moves, almost ten per cent developed at least one psychotic symptom.

Research warns of danger of frequent school changes

Synopsis: "Early Identification, Palliative Care, and Prevention of Psychotic Disorders in Children and Youth" is a collaborative effort by Mary Nichols, Suzanne Button, Katherin Hoople, and Laura Lappan.

Early Identification, Palliative Care, and Prevention of Psychotic Disorders in Children and Youth

The potential of anti psychotic drugs in preventing relapse of schizophrenia has been well documented during the past 50 years2.

FREQUENCY OF PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS USE BY PATIENTS WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA IN EIGHT YEARS FOLLOW-UP

Half had previously reported psychotic experiences, such as hearing voices.

Researchers detect tiny changes in brain wiring

In a study of 141 children whose parents had bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, or schizophrenia, 62.5% of the children and young adults who had taken stimulants experienced psychotic symptoms, compared with 27.4% of those who had never taken stimulants (Pediatrics.

Stimulant use may raise psychosis risk for some

The advanced epidemiological methods referred to by Bebbington have helped uncover the wide range of manifestations of significant psychological distress in people with psychotic disorder.

Challenges to the uniqueness of psychotic experience in psychosis: insights on research methodology and intervention

fathers of neurotic and psychotic children rendered a X2 of 3.26 which made it insignificant by the fraction of difference as the X2 of 3.84 was required to make it significant at the level of P greater than .05.

VULNERABILITY TO DEPRESSION IN FATHERS OF NEUROTIC AND PSYCHOTIC CHILDREN

Psychotic traits include hallucinations and delusions, and can be a precursor to psychotic disorders.

Andrew Gregory's HEALTH NOTES

This paper proposes that, in this light, one sees psychotic episodes for what they may be: a mechanism for coping with existential distress --a way of being that allows an individual to escape existential realities when that individual cannot avoid these things otherwise.

Psychosis as a mechanism for coping with existential distress

People, who may hear and see things that are not there, could have symptoms of psychosis, better known as psychotic disorders.