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Psychoses, Substance-Induced

MedGen UID:
18746
•Concept ID:
C0033941
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonyms: Psychoses, Substance Induced; Psychoses, Toxic; Substance Induced Psychoses; Substance-Induced Psychoses; Toxic Psychoses

Definition

Psychotic organic mental disorders resulting from the toxic effect of drugs and chemicals or other harmful substance. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPsychoses, Substance-Induced

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Synthesizing the Evidence for Ketamine and Esketamine in Treatment-Resistant Depression: An International Expert Opinion on the Available Evidence and Implementation.
McIntyre RS, Rosenblat JD, Nemeroff CB, Sanacora G, Murrough JW, Berk M, Brietzke E, Dodd S, Gorwood P, Ho R, Iosifescu DV, Lopez Jaramillo C, Kasper S, Kratiuk K, Lee JG, Lee Y, Lui LMW, Mansur RB, Papakostas GI, Subramaniapillai M, Thase M, Vieta E, Young AH, Zarate CA Jr, Stahl S
Am J Psychiatry 2021 May 1;178(5):383-399. Epub 2021 Mar 17 doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.20081251. PMID: 33726522Free PMC Article
Antipsychotic-Induced Dopamine Supersensitivity Psychosis: Pharmacology, Criteria, and Therapy.
Chouinard G, Samaha AN, Chouinard VA, Peretti CS, Kanahara N, Takase M, Iyo M
Psychother Psychosom 2017;86(4):189-219. Epub 2017 Jun 24 doi: 10.1159/000477313. PMID: 28647739
Methamphetamine psychosis: epidemiology and management.
Glasner-Edwards S, Mooney LJ
CNS Drugs 2014 Dec;28(12):1115-26. doi: 10.1007/s40263-014-0209-8. PMID: 25373627Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Cannabis Use and the Risk for Psychosis and Affective Disorders.
Sideli L, Quigley H, La Cascia C, Murray RM
J Dual Diagn 2020 Jan-Mar;16(1):22-42. Epub 2019 Oct 24 doi: 10.1080/15504263.2019.1674991. PMID: 31647377
Rates and Predictors of Conversion to Schizophrenia or Bipolar Disorder Following Substance-Induced Psychosis.
Starzer MSK, Nordentoft M, Hjorthøj C
Am J Psychiatry 2018 Apr 1;175(4):343-350. Epub 2017 Nov 28 doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.17020223. PMID: 29179576
Cannabis, cannabinoids, and health.
Lafaye G, Karila L, Blecha L, Benyamina A
Dialogues Clin Neurosci 2017 Sep;19(3):309-316. doi: 10.31887/DCNS.2017.19.3/glafaye. PMID: 29302228Free PMC Article
Methamphetamine-associated psychosis.
Grant KM, LeVan TD, Wells SM, Li M, Stoltenberg SF, Gendelman HE, Carlo G, Bevins RA
J Neuroimmune Pharmacol 2012 Mar;7(1):113-39. Epub 2011 Jul 5 doi: 10.1007/s11481-011-9288-1. PMID: 21728034Free PMC Article
Harm potential of magic mushroom use: a review.
van Amsterdam J, Opperhuizen A, van den Brink W
Regul Toxicol Pharmacol 2011 Apr;59(3):423-9. Epub 2011 Jan 21 doi: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2011.01.006. PMID: 21256914

Diagnosis

Substance-induced Psychosis in Youth.
Beckmann D, Lowman KL, Nargiso J, McKowen J, Watt L, Yule AM
Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am 2020 Jan;29(1):131-143. Epub 2019 Sep 23 doi: 10.1016/j.chc.2019.08.006. PMID: 31708042Free PMC Article
Cannabis and Psychosis Through the Lens of DSM-5.
Pearson NT, Berry JH
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2019 Oct 28;16(21) doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214149. PMID: 31661851Free PMC Article
Methamphetamine psychosis: epidemiology and management.
Glasner-Edwards S, Mooney LJ
CNS Drugs 2014 Dec;28(12):1115-26. doi: 10.1007/s40263-014-0209-8. PMID: 25373627Free PMC Article
Methamphetamine-associated psychosis.
Grant KM, LeVan TD, Wells SM, Li M, Stoltenberg SF, Gendelman HE, Carlo G, Bevins RA
J Neuroimmune Pharmacol 2012 Mar;7(1):113-39. Epub 2011 Jul 5 doi: 10.1007/s11481-011-9288-1. PMID: 21728034Free PMC Article
Drug-induced psychoses.
Hurlbut KM
Emerg Med Clin North Am 1991 Feb;9(1):31-52. PMID: 2001668

Therapy

Pharmacological interventions for agitated behaviours in patients with traumatic brain injury: a systematic review.
Williamson D, Frenette AJ, Burry LD, Perreault M, Charbonney E, Lamontagne F, Potvin MJ, Giguère JF, Mehta S, Bernard F
BMJ Open 2019 Jul 9;9(7):e029604. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029604. PMID: 31289093Free PMC Article
Electro-acupuncture improves psychiatric symptoms, anxiety and depression in methamphetamine addicts during abstinence: A randomized controlled trial.
Zeng L, Tao Y, Hou W, Zong L, Yu L
Medicine (Baltimore) 2018 Aug;97(34):e11905. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000011905. PMID: 30142795Free PMC Article
Association Between Cannabis and Psychosis: Epidemiologic Evidence.
Gage SH, Hickman M, Zammit S
Biol Psychiatry 2016 Apr 1;79(7):549-56. Epub 2015 Aug 12 doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2015.08.001. PMID: 26386480
Modelling psychosis.
Curran HV, D'Souza DC, Robbins TW, Fletcher P
Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2009 Nov;206(4):513-4. doi: 10.1007/s00213-009-1663-8. PMID: 19756521
Drug-induced psychoses.
Hurlbut KM
Emerg Med Clin North Am 1991 Feb;9(1):31-52. PMID: 2001668

Prognosis

Substance-induced Psychosis in Youth.
Beckmann D, Lowman KL, Nargiso J, McKowen J, Watt L, Yule AM
Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am 2020 Jan;29(1):131-143. Epub 2019 Sep 23 doi: 10.1016/j.chc.2019.08.006. PMID: 31708042Free PMC Article
Psychosis with Methylphenidate or Amphetamine in Patients with ADHD.
Moran LV, Ongur D, Hsu J, Castro VM, Perlis RH, Schneeweiss S
N Engl J Med 2019 Mar 21;380(12):1128-1138. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1813751. PMID: 30893533Free PMC Article
Individual and combined effects of acute delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol on psychotomimetic symptoms and memory function.
Morgan CJA, Freeman TP, Hindocha C, Schafer G, Gardner C, Curran HV
Transl Psychiatry 2018 Sep 5;8(1):181. doi: 10.1038/s41398-018-0191-x. PMID: 30185793Free PMC Article
Rates and Predictors of Conversion to Schizophrenia or Bipolar Disorder Following Substance-Induced Psychosis.
Starzer MSK, Nordentoft M, Hjorthøj C
Am J Psychiatry 2018 Apr 1;175(4):343-350. Epub 2017 Nov 28 doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.17020223. PMID: 29179576
Cannabis induced psychosis and subsequent psychiatric disorders.
Shah D, Chand P, Bandawar M, Benegal V, Murthy P
Asian J Psychiatr 2017 Dec;30:180-184. Epub 2017 Oct 16 doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2017.10.003. PMID: 29096386

Clinical prediction guides

Cannabis Use and the Risk for Psychosis and Affective Disorders.
Sideli L, Quigley H, La Cascia C, Murray RM
J Dual Diagn 2020 Jan-Mar;16(1):22-42. Epub 2019 Oct 24 doi: 10.1080/15504263.2019.1674991. PMID: 31647377
Rates and Predictors of Conversion to Schizophrenia or Bipolar Disorder Following Substance-Induced Psychosis.
Starzer MSK, Nordentoft M, Hjorthøj C
Am J Psychiatry 2018 Apr 1;175(4):343-350. Epub 2017 Nov 28 doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.17020223. PMID: 29179576
Antipsychotic-Induced Dopamine Supersensitivity Psychosis: Pharmacology, Criteria, and Therapy.
Chouinard G, Samaha AN, Chouinard VA, Peretti CS, Kanahara N, Takase M, Iyo M
Psychother Psychosom 2017;86(4):189-219. Epub 2017 Jun 24 doi: 10.1159/000477313. PMID: 28647739
Meta-analysis of the Association Between the Level of Cannabis Use and Risk of Psychosis.
Marconi A, Di Forti M, Lewis CM, Murray RM, Vassos E
Schizophr Bull 2016 Sep;42(5):1262-9. Epub 2016 Feb 15 doi: 10.1093/schbul/sbw003. PMID: 26884547Free PMC Article
Association Between Cannabis and Psychosis: Epidemiologic Evidence.
Gage SH, Hickman M, Zammit S
Biol Psychiatry 2016 Apr 1;79(7):549-56. Epub 2015 Aug 12 doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2015.08.001. PMID: 26386480

Recent systematic reviews

Psychiatric symptoms caused by cannabis constituents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Hindley G, Beck K, Borgan F, Ginestet CE, McCutcheon R, Kleinloog D, Ganesh S, Radhakrishnan R, D'Souza DC, Howes OD
Lancet Psychiatry 2020 Apr;7(4):344-353. Epub 2020 Mar 17 doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(20)30074-2. PMID: 32197092Free PMC Article
Transition of Substance-Induced, Brief, and Atypical Psychoses to Schizophrenia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Murrie B, Lappin J, Large M, Sara G
Schizophr Bull 2020 Apr 10;46(3):505-516. doi: 10.1093/schbul/sbz102. PMID: 31618428Free PMC Article
Pharmacological interventions for agitated behaviours in patients with traumatic brain injury: a systematic review.
Williamson D, Frenette AJ, Burry LD, Perreault M, Charbonney E, Lamontagne F, Potvin MJ, Giguère JF, Mehta S, Bernard F
BMJ Open 2019 Jul 9;9(7):e029604. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029604. PMID: 31289093Free PMC Article
Meta-analysis of the Association Between the Level of Cannabis Use and Risk of Psychosis.
Marconi A, Di Forti M, Lewis CM, Murray RM, Vassos E
Schizophr Bull 2016 Sep;42(5):1262-9. Epub 2016 Feb 15 doi: 10.1093/schbul/sbw003. PMID: 26884547Free PMC Article
Bupropion-induced psychosis: folklore or a fact? A systematic review of the literature.
Kumar S, Kodela S, Detweiler JG, Kim KY, Detweiler MB
Gen Hosp Psychiatry 2011 Nov-Dec;33(6):612-7. Epub 2011 Aug 26 doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2011.07.001. PMID: 21872337

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