psychotic

psychotique

Lié à un trouble pouvant provoquer des croyances fausses ou faire entendre ou voir des choses inexistantes.

En anglais simple : Connected with an illness that can cause false beliefs or hearing or seeing things that are not there.

• The doctor checked for psychotic symptoms.
• He experienced a brief psychotic episode.
• Some forms of depression have psychotic features.

Expressions courantes : psychotic symptoms, psychotic disorder, psychotic episode

psychotique

Qui souffre d’un trouble mental rendant difficile la distinction entre ce qui est réel et ce qui ne l’est pas.

En anglais simple : Experiencing a mental illness that makes it difficult to tell what is real.

• The patient became psychotic during the illness.
• She was psychotic and believed strangers could read her thoughts.
• He received treatment after becoming psychotic.

Expressions courantes : psychotic patient, become psychotic, psychotic episode

psychotique

Personne atteinte d’un trouble mental qui rend difficile la reconnaissance de ce qui est réel.

En anglais simple : A person with a mental illness that makes it difficult to know what is real.

• The old report described the patient as a psychotic.
• The textbook discussed treatment for psychotics.
• The doctor objected to calling someone a psychotic.

Expressions courantes : a diagnosed psychotic, treat a psychotic