objectives: rapid and fast growth of methamphetamine in iran has posed a new challenge for iranian health sector. the objective of this study was to report a case of methamphetamine psychosis (not otherwise specified-nos). methods: the patient was an 48-year-old married male who complained of suspiciousness and delusion of control, he started using methamphetamine 5 years ago, two days after ho...

OBJECTIVES This paper examines the research and theoretical literature on potential links between trauma and psychosis. METHODS Three main alternatives are considered; can psychosis cause PTSD, can trauma cause psychosis and could psychosis and PTSD both be part of a spectrum of responses to a traumatic event? The more influential studies considered are critically evaluated and methodological...

A study was conducted to examine the joint influence of psychosis-proneness and ego strength on creativity in college students. Psychosis-proneness and ego strength were defined psychometrically by means of Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory and California Psychological Inventory profile, a procedure that resulted in creation of four categories of research subjects: (I) psychosis-prone...

BACKGROUND Epilepsy has long been considered to be a risk factor for psychosis. However there is a lack of consistency in findings across studies on the effect size of this risk which reflects methodological differences in studies and changing diagnostic classifications within neurology and psychiatry. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of psychosis in epilepsy and to estimate t...

BACKGROUND The specific pathogenesis of increased vulnerability to cocaine-induced paranoia/psychosis is unknown. Weight loss has been long observed in patients abusing stimulants (including cocaine and the amphetamines). In the current study, we compared Body Mass Index (calculated as weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters) in Cocaine-Induced Psychosis cases, referred to...

Abstract Background Psychosis can be a sufficiently traumatic event to lead post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Previous research has focussed on the trauma of first episode psychosis (FEP) and only review date PTSD beyond period was not systematic is potentially outdated. Methods We searched electronic databases reference lists using predetermined inclusion criteria retrieve studies that re...

Psychosis is a symptom of functional decline due to hallucinations, delusions, and the resulting behavior, it appears in several psychiatric conditions including schizophrenia severe mood episodes bipolar affective disorder. influenced by environmental factors, childhood stress, as well genetic predisposition. People with psychosis are known have more insecure attachments than general populatio...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Research suggests that tobacco smokers may develop psychosis at an earlier age than non-smokers, with effects on psychotic symptoms. We aimed to test the difference in age of onset of psychosis between smokers and non-smokers. DESIGN Self-report data were collected from smokers and non-smokers in a population of first-episode psychosis patients. SETTING Out-patient first...

While it has been documented that persons with prolonged schizophrenia have deficits in metacognition and social cognition, it is less clear whether these difficulties are already present during a first episode. To explore this issue we assessed and compared metacognition using the Metacognition Assessment Scale-Abbreviated (MAS-A) and social cognition using the Eyes, Hinting and Bell-Lysaker E...