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The psychosis is a severe mental illness, characterized by a loss of contact with the reality and a deep disruption of the relationships with other people, which results in social disadaptation. The psychoses lead to declination of personality. Specifically distorted reflection of the effects of the reality. There is a change in the relation of the patient and the surroundings due to the disease process.

The psychosis is a brain issue, the onset, and course of the disease is caused by genetic, biochemical and environmental factors (intoxications, physical trauma to the brain, psychotrauma, infection abd etc.). Psychosis is associated with certain pathomorphological and pathofunctional changes in the body. This issue changes the anatomical structure and functionalities of the neuro-cerebral substance.

The disorders affect perception and thinking, memory and imagination, feelings and will, affections and relationships and consciousness and personality. The person with psychosis does not know about his/her disorder and is isolated from the outside world, creating an own one.

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