With time and the right treatment, most people make a full recovery from the experience. Many may never have another episode. A minority experience psychotic symptoms on a daily basis. Psychosis is most likely to occur in young adults and is quite common. Around 3 out of every 100 people will experience a psychotic episode making psychosis more common than diabetes.
Psychosis can happen to anyone.
Like any other illness it can be treated. A number of theories have been suggested as to what causes psychosis, but there is still much research to be done. It may be a combination of factors. Chemical imbalance It is commonly believed that a psychotic episode occurs due to a disturbance in how the brain normally functions. Our brain works by sending chemical messages from one part to another.