|Slideshows|October 29, 2015

3 Features of Psychosis

In psychosis, the mind disposes of or deflects certain (real) information. Is that so different from a “nonpsychotic” mind?

Source: The Dynamics of Psychosis: Therapeutic Implications, by Brian V. Martindale, FRCP, FRCPsych.

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