Editing Psychosis (section)

=== Psychosis in adolescents ===
Psychosis is rare in adolescents.<ref name=":3">{{cite journal | vauthors = Datta SS, Daruvala R, Kumar A | title = Psychological interventions for psychosis in adolescents | journal = The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | volume = 7 | pages = CD009533 | date = July 2020 | issue = 7 | pmid = 32633858 | pmc = 7388907 | doi = 10.1002/14651858.CD009533.pub2 | collaboration = Cochrane Schizophrenia Group }}</ref>  Young people who have psychosis may have trouble connecting with the world around them and may experience hallucinations or delusions.<ref name=":3" /> Adolescents with psychosis may also have cognitive deficits that may make it harder for the youth to socialize and work.<ref name=":3" /> Potential impairments include a reduced speed of mental processing, the lack of ability to focus without getting distracted (limited [[attention span]]), and deficits in [[verbal memory]].<ref name=":3" /> If an adolescent is experiencing psychosis, they most likely have comorbidity, meaning that they could have multiple mental illnesses.<ref name=":11">{{cite journal | vauthors = Joyce EM | title = Organic psychosis: The pathobiology and treatment of delusions | journal = CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics | volume = 24 | issue = 7 | pages = 598–603 | date = July 2018 | pmid = 29766653 | pmc = 6489844 | doi = 10.1111/cns.12973 }}</ref> Because of this, it may be difficult to determine whether it is psychosis or autism spectrum disorder, social or generalized anxiety disorder, or obsessive-compulsive disorder.<ref name=":11" />