To understand psychosis, it is important to know what it is, how to identify the symptoms and the options for treatment. Psychosis usually first appears in the late teenage years or early twenties. Approximately 3% of the people in the world (or 3 out of every 100 people) will have at least one psychotic episode in their lifetime. Psychosis occurs in both men and women in every culture and socioeconomic group. Most of the time, the cause of psychosis is very difficult to determine, but brain chemistry may be involved.

Whether someone with depression is a child/teenager, man, woman or an older adult, depression is not something to take lightly. It is more than feeling “unhappy” and can have a serious impact on the person and their relationships.