Young adulthood is a time of firsts: driving a car, living on your own, falling in love. But for some people, this period can include another milestone—their first episode of psychosis.
Psychosis is a loss of contact with reality in which a person’s thoughts and perceptions are disturbed. A first episode of psychosis often marks the onset of schizophrenia —a serious and potentially debilitating mental illness. Symptoms of first-episode psychosis can include hallucinations, delusions, unusual ways of thinking, incoherent speech, and inappropriate behavior. This complex range of symptoms is not only distressing for the person experiencing them but also […]
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