Psychosis is a condition of the mind that results in difficulties determining what is real and what is not real. Symptoms may include delusions and hallucinations. Other symptoms may include incoherent speech and behavior that is inappropriate for the situation.PsychosisFromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopediaJumptonavigationJumptosearchThisarticleneedsmoremedicalreferencesforverificationorreliestooheavilyonprimarysources.Pleasereviewthecontentsofthearticleandaddtheappropriatereferencesifyoucan.Unsourcedorpoorlysourcedmaterialmaybechallengedandremoved.Findsources: "Psychosis" – news ·newspapers ·books ·scholar ·JSTOR(February2021)Forotheruses,seePsychosis(disambiguation).NottobeconfusedwithPsychopathy.ConditionofthemindthatinvolvesalossofcontactwithrealityMedicalconditionPsychosisOthernamesPsychoticbreakVanGogh'sTheStarryNight,from1889,showschangesinlightandcolorascanappearwithpsychosis.[1][2][3]SpecialtyPsychiatry,clinicalpsychologySymptomsFalsebeliefs,seeingorhearingthingsthatothersdonotseeorhear,incoherentspeech[4]ComplicationsSelf-harm,suicide[5]CausesMentalillness(schizophrenia,bipolardisorder),sleepdeprivation,somemedicalconditions,certainmedications,drugs(includingalcoholandcannabis)[4]TreatmentAntipsychotics,counselling,socialsupport[5]PrognosisDependsoncause[5]Frequency3%ofpeopleatsomepointintime(US)[4]Psychosisisaconditionofthemindthatresultsindifficultiesdeterminingwhatisrealandwhatisnotreal.[4]Symptomsmayincludedelusionsandhallucinations.[4]Othersymptomsmayincludeincoherentspeechandbehaviorthatisinappropriateforthesituation.[4]Theremayalsobesleepproblems,socialwithdrawal,lackofmotivation,anddifficultiescarryingoutdailyactivities.[4]Psychosiscanhaveseriousoutcomes.[6]Psychosishasmanydifferentcauses.[4]Theseincludementalillness,suchasschizophreniaorbipolardisorder,sleepdeprivation,somemedicalconditions,certainmedications,anddrugssuchasalcoholorcannabis.[4]Onetype,knownaspostpartumpsychosis,canoccuraftergivingbirth.[7]Theneurotransmitterdopamineisbelievedtoplayaro