prison psychosis


nounPsychiatry.
  1. a state of mental confusion, transitory or permanent, brought on by incarceration or by the anticipation of imprisonment.

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How to use prison psychosis in a sentence

  • It is a form of reaction frequently seen in prisoners, and has been designated, for want of a better term, as prison psychosis.