4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (645+ words) A patient tells you that her deceased grandmother still visits her in dreams. Another believes that unseen spiritual forces influence his health. A third insists the government has implanted a device that broadcasts his thoughts. Which patient is psychotic? The…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (214+ words) Posted September 3, 2026 | Reviewed by Margaret Foley But what about that word “madness”? Why do I use that term instead of "mental illness" or something else? Here’s where it can get complicated for a historian. Historians don’t like using anachronistic terms…...