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Am I Going Through a Nervous Breakdown?

Beautiful Voyager

Etiology may include mental health disorders such as anxiety disorder, depression, or schizophrenia. Psychosis, e.g., paranoia, hallucinations, or delusions. Nervous Breakdown and Substance Abuse Similar to depression, a nervous breakdown can push someone to abuse alcohol, prescription drugs, or illicit drugs.

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psychosis, violence, and the fear of madness

Clinical Philosophy

The psychological community often attempts to combat the stigma suffered by the mentally ill by challenging the view that people suffering schizophrenia and other psychotic conditions are physically dangerous. of the professionally representative 2017 BPS report Understanding Psychosis and Schizophrenia.