Not exact matches
About 10 milligrams of THC can potentially
cause toxic psychosis — or THC - induced,
psychotic - like
symptoms such as delusions — in about 40 percent of people, he says.
Patients with
psychotic symptoms should undergo a thorough physical examination and detailed patient history to rule out organic
causes of the psychosis (such as brain tumor).
Participants had
psychotic symptoms, not
caused by substance misuse, for > 4 weeks and scored 4 or more on the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS).
In the realm of trait variables, in a longitudinal study of stable outpatients involving an initial assessment and a 9 - mo follow - up session, 24 those who scored high on a self - report measure of trait anxiety at the initial assessment and who experienced one or more «independent» stressful life events (ie, events not
caused by patient behavior) during the month prior to the follow - up session showed significant increases in
psychotic symptoms compared with those who either were low in trait anxiety or had no independent stressful life events.