drug-induced psychosis

a psychotic state resulting from use or abuse of a variety of illicit or therapeutic substances. Well-described drug-induced psychoses may result from excessive or chronic use of amphetamines, cocaine, or other stimulants; cannabis; LSD, PCP (phencyclidine), or other hallucinogens; and other illicit substances. A variety of medications may produce psychotic symptoms, including anticholinergic drugs at therapeutic doses in susceptible individuals. See also substance-induced psychotic disorder.

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Psychology term of the day

November 21st 2024

mental

adj.

1. of or referring to the mind or to processes of the mind, such as thinking, feeling, sensing, and the like.

2. phenomenal or consciously experienced. In contrast to physiological or physical, which refer to objective events or processes, mental denotes events known only privately and subjectively; it may refer to the cognitive processes involved in these events, to differentiate them from physiological processes.