prepsychotic

American  

[pree-sahy-kot-ik] / ˌpri saɪˈkɒt ɪk /

adjective

1. exhibiting behavior that indicates the approach of a psychotic reaction.

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Etymology

Origin of prepsychotic

First recorded in 1925–30; pre- + psychotic

Example Sentences

Getting young people into a preventive program while they are still in the prepsychotic stage is critical to success.

From New York Times

But they never return to their prepsychotic levels of functioning. 

From Scientific American

As a result of such data, psychiatrists such as William T. Carpenter, Jr., of the University of Maryland, who chairs the Psychotic Disorders Work Group for DSM-5, believe that intervening at a prepsychotic stage could ameliorate and even thwart this serious mental illness in a large number of people.

From Scientific American