Psychotic Affective Disorders
Psychotic Affective Disorders
Psychosis can arise from a general medical condition, including endocrine diseases, metabolic diseases, autoimmune diseases, infections, narcolepsy, seizures, space-occupying lesions, strokes, head injury, and more.
"You turn on the television, and violence is there. You go to a movie, and violence is there."
Evidence suggests that cannabis is associated with an increased risk of psychosis when it is used frequently. Marijuana doesn't count, does it?
If claims in the non-professional media can be believed, there is a “raging epidemic of mental illness” in the US, if not world-wide—and, in one version of this narrative, psychiatric treatment itself is identified as the culprit.
Several studies have been undertaken to test the efficacy of drugs in the management of aggression and hostility in patients with schizophrenia and other mood disorders.
With DSM-5 scheduled for publication a little more than a year from now, we may safely assume that, barring unannounced surprises from, say, the APA Scientific Review Committee, what we will see on the DSM-5 Web site is what we will get. With that in mind it’s time to review what we will indeed get.
While research suggests that cannabis use can induce an acute psychotic state, there is controversy about whether it may precipitate psychotic disorders, such as schizophrenia. These authors offer an update on this important issue and provide clinically useful recommendations.
The evidence suggests that cannabis is associated with an increased risk of psychosis when it is used frequently.
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