The Neurobiology of Methamphetamine Induced Psychosis

The Neurobiology of Methamphetamine Induced Psychosis

Chronic methamphetamine abuse commonly leads to psychosis, with positive and cognitive symptoms that are similar to those of schizophrenia. Methamphetamine induced psychosis (MAP) can persist and diagnoses of MAP often change to a diagnosis of schizophrenia over time. Studies in schizophrenia have f...

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Main Authors: Jennifer Hsin-Wen Hsieh, Dan J Stein, Fleur Margaret Howells
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Subjects:
Schizophrenia
GABA
Cortex
Neurotoxicity
neural circuits
sensitization
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2014.00537/full

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