The mental disorders of psychosis and schizophrenia have always been discussed interchangeably even in the medical circles, but there exists a clear delimitation between the two.
Psychosis refers to a group of symptoms that indicate loss of touch with reality and usually presents with symptoms like delusions which is a strong false belief, hallucinations. It is characterised by seeing and hearing things that are not present, and can occur in a number of mental health disorders including; substance use, severe depression, schizophrenia and other medical issues.
Schizophrenia on the other hand is a distinct mental disorder characterized by the mentioned psychotic symptoms among others.
This leading to disorganised thought processing, emotional responsiveness, perceptions and social interactions, all these leading to impaired functioning in daily life.
