Psychopathology and Pattern of Remission of Cannabis-Induced Psychotic Disorder
Pn Suresh Kumar, Vikas Menon, Rohith Suresh, Nalakath Arakkal Uvais
The Primary Care Companion For CNS Disorders April 14, 2023 DOI: 10.4088/pcc.22m03350 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Prospective cohort study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Patients admitted with new-onset psychosis and cannabis use, with no evidence of other drug abuse, at a psychiatry inpatient department in Kerala, India |
| Duration | Assessed at admission, after 1 week in hospital, and 1 month after discharge |
| Measures | Structured Clinical Interview for the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale, Clinical Global Impressions-Severity of illness scale |
| Topics | Cannabis |
| Citations | 1 |
| Key findings | The authors report that cannabis-induced psychosis in this Indian setting presents with predominant positive symptoms and minimal affective symptoms. Steady improvement after complete cessation of cannabis suggests a possible contributory role for cannabis in precipitating psychosis. |
Abstract
To analyze the psychopathology and pattern of remission in cannabis-induced psychotic disorder with treatment. This was a prospective cohort study of a group of patients admitted with new-onset psychosis, cannabis use, and no evidence of other drug abuse from January 1 to June 31, 2019, to the psychiatry inpatient department of a multispecialty tertiary care hospital in Kerala, India. Patients were evaluated at admission and after 1 week in the hospital and 1 month after discharge using the Structured Clinical Interview for the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale and the Clinical Global Impressions-Severity of illness scale. < .001). Cannabis-induced psychosis in the Indian setting presents with predominant positive symptoms and minimal affective symptoms. The steady improvement noted with complete cessation of cannabis indicates a possible contributory role for cannabis in precipitating psychosis.
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|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |