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Drug-Induced Psychosis: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2023

T. Jupe ,
E. Myslimi ,
I. Giannopoulos  and
B. Zenelaj
T. Jupe*
Affiliation:
Psychiatric Hospital of Attica, Athens, Greece
E. Myslimi
Affiliation:
Freelancer Psychiatrist
I. Giannopoulos
Affiliation:
Psychiatric Hospital of Attica, Athens, Greece
B. Zenelaj
Affiliation:
National Center for Children Treatment and Rehabilitation, Tirane, Albania
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

A relationship between drug abuse and the onset of psychotic symptoms is strongly supported. A struggling clinical dilemma is how to clearly identify a substance-induced psychosis from a primary psychotic illness or a psychotic illness with comorbid substance use.

Objectives

In this review, the presence of associated psychotic symptoms and the differences in clinical presentation will be analyzed for each substance.

Methods

Α bibliographical review was performed using the PubMED platform. All relevant articles were found using the keywords: substance-Induced Psychoses, symptoms, treatment

Results

Present review shows a picture of the complex relationship between psychotic symptoms and the use and abuse of illicit drugs. Furthermore, in most cases, chronological criteria are not sufficient to prove a direct causal effect between the substance and psychosis. The subjects who presented psychotic symptoms after substance abuse seemed to have a higher risk of the development of a primary psychotic illness.

Conclusions

Psychosis due to substance abuse is a common issue in clinical practice and the propensity to develop psychosis seems to be associated with the severity of use and dependence.

Disclosure of Interest

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European Psychiatry , Volume 66 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 31st European Congress of Psychiatry , March 2023 , pp. S677
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