Cross-Sectional study of differences in phenomenology of acute psychosis with or without cannabis
D. V. Pal, Dr. Stuti Rastogi, Dr. Amrita Chauhan, Dr. Vijay Niranjan
International Journal of Medical Research and Review October 31, 2017 DOI: 10.17511/ijmrr.2017.i10.02 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Observational cohort Cross-sectional Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Patients presenting with acute psychosis at an outpatient psychiatry department in Indore |
| Topics | Cannabis Philosophy of mind |
| Citations | 2 |
| Key findings | Acute psychosis with cannabis use shows more polymorphic positive and mood symptoms, while acute psychosis without cannabis shows mixed positive and negative symptoms with more general psychotic symptoms. |
Abstract
Background: Therehas been plethora of research regarding cannabis use disorder but very few studies reported demographic and phenomenological differences of acute psychosis with cannabis use to those of acute psychosis without cannabis use. This study attempted to evaluate the demographic and phenomenology differences between two groups of patients presenting with acute psychosis with cannabis use and acute psychosis without cannabis use. Material &
Method: Two group of patients recruited for study were ‘Cases with Cannabis’ and ‘control without Cannabis’ presenting with acute psychosis with preceding cannabis use and second one presenting with acute psychosis without preceding cannabis use in out-patient department of psychiatry, M.Y hospital, Indore Assessment done using rating scales.
Results: Acute psychosis with cannabis wascharacterizedby primarily polymorphic clinical picture with predominance of positive and mood symptoms both in clear and disturbed sensorium. Acute psychosis without cannabis was characterized by mixed positive and negative symptoms in clear sensorium.In ‘Cases with cannabis’ group 96.7% were males and 3.3% were females,mean age was higher (33.7%) than control (27.7%) group.
Conclusion: Acute psychosis with cannabis is characterized by primarily polymorphic clinical picture with predominance of positive and mood symptoms both in clear and disturbed sensorium. Acute psychosis without cannabis is characterized by mixed positive and negative symptoms. General symptoms of psychosis were also more in acute psychosis without cannabis.
Comparable studies
Other observational and cohort studies on cannabis, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| High-potency cannabis and the risk of psychosis People with first episode of psychosis and healthy controls from the local population | 2009 | Case-control study | n = 454 |
| Ayahuasca-Assisted Therapy for Addiction: Results from a Preliminary Observational Study in Canada Rural aboriginal population | 2013 | Observational study | |
| Impaired cognitive performance in drug free users of recreational ecstasy (MDMA) Otherwise healthy young people | 2000 | Observational | |
| Continued cannabis use and risk of incidence and persistence of psychotic symptoms: 10 year follow-up cohort study Individuals from the general population in Germany aged 14-24 at baseline | 2011 | Observational cohort | n = 1,923 |
| Cannabis-induced psychosis and subsequent schizophrenia-spectrum disorders: follow-up study of 535 incident cases Patients treated for cannabis-induced psychotic symptoms in Denmark between 1994 and... | 2005 | Observational cohort | n = 535 |