Psycho
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Psycho is mental health slang for a person who is either a psychopath; a person suffering from psychosis or a candidate for psychiatric treatment. The term is considered offensive.
There are a number of works and individuals named psycho:
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Novels
- Psycho (novel), 1959 novel by Robert Bloch
- American Psycho, 1991, Bret Easton Ellis
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Films
- Psycho was a 1960 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock
- Psycho (1998 film) was a 1998 remake of the 1960 film
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Music
- "Psycho Killer" is a song by the Talking Heads
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Etymology
Apocope of psychotic and psychopath.
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See also
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