The timing of the illnesses —
psychotic disorders usually break out after late adolescence — supports this, because it is not until early adulthood that the prefrontal cortex is fully myelinated, they say.
Not exact matches
When an alcoholic understands that his wife means business about calling the police or taking other direct action, he will
usually desist (unless he is
psychotic or has a severe character
disorder).
Delusions are generally experienced by people suffering from a severe
psychotic disorder,
usually schizophrenia, although delusional thinking can occur in other types of patients (as the result of drug or alcohol abuse, for instance).