suffering from severe mental illness, so that the person loses contact with reality 精神病患者 a psychotic patient 精神病患者
- (of a mental illness)
affecting the mind in a severe way that makes the person lose contact with reality 作用于精神的 a psychotic disorder/illness 精神错乱；精神病 He suffered a psychotic episode two years ago. 他两年前发过一次精神病。
see also psychosis