Faculty Books and Book Chapters
Psychosis
Book Title
Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science
Document Type
Book Chapter
ISBN
9783319169996
Publication Date
2019
Description
The term psychosis is used to refer to a severe form of mental illness which may include characteristic symptoms such as hallucination, delusions, and both thought and behavioral abnormalities. Diagnostically, psychosis is a primary aspect of psychiatric disorders including Schizophrenia and Delusional Disorder. Psychosis may result from various etiologies.
Publisher
Springer Nature
NSUWorks Citation
Razza, T.
(2019). Psychosis. Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science.
Available at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cps_facbooks/591