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what is psychosis & the effects on mental health

Psychosis can affect young people’s thoughts, feelings, beliefs and behaviours. With treatment, people can and do recover.

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Understanding Psychosis

16 July 2015

People with psychosis have problems in the way they interpret the real world. This means that psychosis may cause someone to misinterpret or confuse what is going on. There are…

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