Twitter psychosis: a rare variation or a distinct syndrome?

J Nerv Ment Dis. 2014 Aug;202(8):623. doi: 10.1097/NMD.0000000000000173.

Abstract

The authors report the development of psychosis in a young woman coinciding with excessive use of the online communication system Twitter and the results of an experimental account to argue that Twitter may have a high potential to induce psychosis in predisposed users.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Internet*
  • Psychotic Disorders / diagnosis*
  • Psychotic Disorders / etiology*
  • Psychotic Disorders / psychology
  • Syndrome