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- Do I know about the new generation of antipsychotic medication that could change his life?†
Chpt 1.3antipsychotic = working against psychosis (any severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost or highly distorted)standard prefix: The prefix "anti-" in antipsychotic means against or opposite. This is the same pattern you see in words like antiviral, antiaircraft, and antisocial.
- That doesn't mean that in the case of someone who is acutely psychotic, and a threat to himself or someone else, Ragins would argue against meds and hospital care.†
Chpt 1.6 *psychotic = related to psychosis or someone who suffers from a psychosis (any severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost or highly distorted)
- I've had, like, schizophrenia," he says without being asked, telling Ragins he has been on antipsychotic medication in the past, including while living in San Francisco.†
Chpt 1.6antipsychotic = working against psychosis (any severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost or highly distorted)standard prefix: The prefix "anti-" in antipsychotic means against or opposite. This is the same pattern you see in words like antiviral, antiaircraft, and antisocial.
- A psychotic blitz.†
Chpt 1.7psychotic = related to psychosis or someone who suffers from a psychosis (any severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost or highly distorted)
- They don't want to hear about a new generation of antipsychotic meds with fewer side effects because they just don't trust anyone.†
Chpt 1.10antipsychotic = working against psychosis (any severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost or highly distorted)standard prefix: The prefix "anti-" in antipsychotic means against or opposite. This is the same pattern you see in words like antiviral, antiaircraft, and antisocial.
- The sister murdered her mother in a psychotic rage.†
Chpt 1.11psychotic = related to psychosis or someone who suffers from a psychosis (any severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost or highly distorted)
- Kopelowicz says antipsychotic medication is one of several keys in a case like this, along with strong family support.†
Chpt 1.11antipsychotic = working against psychosis (any severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost or highly distorted)standard prefix: The prefix "anti-" in antipsychotic means against or opposite. This is the same pattern you see in words like antiviral, antiaircraft, and antisocial.
- This is the way he torments Jennifer on the phone, calling her his best friend one time and psychotically cursing at her the next.†
Chpt 3.27psychotically = in a manner where contact with reality is lost or highly distorted
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(psychotic) related to psychosis or someone who suffers from a psychosis (any severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost or highly distorted)
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)