Mother who beat her sleeping seven-year-old daughter while in drug induced psychosis is spared jail

A mother with mental health issues who beat her sleeping seven-year-old daughter so viciously she suffered ‘life-changing injuries’ is freed after doctors say her psychosis was triggered by cannabis. The woman, 28, who cannot be identified in order to protect her daughter, unleashed a ‘savage’ attack on the child as she lay asleep in her … Read more

Love Island’s Niall Aslam watched the show psychiatric hospital after stress-induced psychosis

Niall Aslam has told how he had to leave the show’s villa in 2018 after suffering from stress-induced psychosis and was subsequently sent to a psychiatric hospital. The reality star, 25, who is diagnosed with Asperger’s, confessed on Tuesday he was prescribed heavy medication after he lost touch of reality and began hallucinating. He also confirmed … Read more

Homeland’s David Harewood reveals he was sat on by SIX police officers while battling psychosis

David Harewood has revealed he was sat on by six police officers who he thought were ‘devils’ when he was taken to hospital in 1989. The Homeland star, 54, has often candidly spoken about his mental health and how he had to wait 30 years to find out about his psychosis.  Speaking with Men’s Health UK, the … Read more

Adele’s best friend reveals postpartum psychosis left her with ‘overwhelming suicidal thoughts’

Adele‘s best friend has revealed her postpartum psychosis left her with such extreme paranoia she believed her son’s teddy bear had ‘cameras in its eyes’.    Laura Dockrill, 34, from Brixton, gave birth to baby boy Jet, who is singer Adele’s godson, in August 2018, and began experiencing severe anxiety and paranoia, which left her with ‘overwhelming … Read more

Woman shares terrifying postpartum psychosis experience

A London mother is sharing the details of her terrifying experience with postpartum psychosis in a new memoir, revealing how her husband had her admitted to a hospital’s psych ward after she hallucinated her son’s eyes turn into the eyes of the devil. Catherine Cho, 31, and her husband James Choi, 37, welcomed their first … Read more

Small number of people may develop PSYCHOSIS after contracting coronavirus

Psychosis may be another symptom of COVID-19: Study suggests some people suffer HALLUCINATIONS after contracting coronavirus Study found evidence up to 4% of patients could suffer some form of psychosis  Comes from Australian scientists who reviewed 14 pieces of research  Can be treated with low doses of anti-psychotic medication, study suggests  Here’s how to help people … Read more