Editing Psychosis (section)

== Society and culture ==

Symptoms of psychosis can also include visions or quasi-visual experiences, felt presences, alterations of time, alterations of space, or alterations of spatiotemporal qualities of objects and things.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> While there are many overwhelmingly negative experiences of psychosis, some experiences of psychosis can be overwhelmingly positive and can be experienced as uplifting or as healing or as difficult but meaningful.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> Jones and Shattell said that mutual dialogue in clinical practice would in theory allow the meaning and complexity of psychotic experiences to emerge.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>

=== Disability ===
The classification of psychosis as a [[Social model of disability|social disability]] is a common occurrence.

Psychosis is considered to be among the top 10 causes of social disability among adult men and women in developed countries.<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Green MF, Horan WP, Lee J, McCleery A, Reddy LF, Wynn JK |date=February 2018 |title=Social Disconnection in Schizophrenia and the General Community |journal=Schizophrenia Bulletin |volume=44 |issue=2 |pages=242–249 |doi=10.1093/schbul/sbx082 |pmc=5814840 |pmid=28637195}}</ref> The traditional, negative narrative around disability has been shown to adversely influence employment and education for people experiencing psychosis.<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Blajeski S |date=September 2020 |title=Family support, forming careers, and breaking the disability mindset: implications for addressing structural barriers to employment pathways in coordinated specialty care for first-episode psychosis. |journal=Social Work in Mental Health. |volume=18 |issue=5 |pages=461–81 |doi=10.1080/15332985.2020.1785603 |s2cid=221380722}}</ref>

Social disability by way of social disconnection is a significant public health concern and is associated with a broad range of negative outcomes, including premature mortality. Social disconnection refers to the ongoing absence of family or social relationships with marginal participation in social activities.

Research on psychosis found that reduced participation in social networks, not only negatively effects the individual on a physical and mental level, it has been shown that failure to be included in social networks influences the individual's ability to participate in the wider community through employment and education opportunities.<ref name="Myers_2019">{{cite journal |vauthors=Myers N |date=2019 |title=Beyond the "Crazy House": Mental/Moral Breakdowns and Moral Agency in First-Episode Psychosis. |journal=Ethos |volume=47 |issue=1 |pages=13–34 |doi=10.1111/etho.12225 |s2cid=151061439}}</ref><ref name="Myers_2012">{{cite journal |vauthors=Myers NA |date=May 2012 |title=Toward an Applied Neuroanthropology of Psychosis: the Interplay of Culture, Brains, and Experience. |journal=Annals of Anthropological Practice |volume=36 |issue=1 |pages=113–130 |doi=10.1111/j.2153-9588.2012.01095.x}}</ref><ref name="pmid21699009">{{cite journal |vauthors=Brown JA |date=June 2011 |title=Talking about life after early psychosis: the impact on occupational performance |journal=Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy |volume=78 |issue=3 |pages=156–163 |doi=10.2182/cjot.2011.78.3.3 |pmid=21699009 |s2cid=34151007}}</ref>

Equal opportunity to participate in meaningful relationships with friends, family and partners, as well as engaging in social constructs such as employment, can provide significant physical and mental value to people's lives.<ref name="Myers_2019" /> And how breaking the disability mindset around people experiencing psychosis is imperative for their overall, long-term health and well-being as well as the contributions they are able to make to their immediate social connections and the wider community.<ref name="Myers_2012" />