Psychosis induced by illegal substances

Authors

  • Daniela Ruggeri Barbaro Pontifícia Universidade Católlica de São Paulo
  • Cristiane Cacossi Picarelli Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/1984-4840.2017v19i3a12

Keywords:

psychotic disorders, street drugs, delirium, hallucinations

Abstract

The psychosis induced by substances/medicines is characterized by delusional disorders and hallucinations during a period of at least one month after the use. It was reported the case of a male patient who had auditory hallucinations and persecutory delusions after the use of illegal substances and was hospitalized at the Psychiatry Department of Conjunto Hospitalar de Sorocaba, in Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil.

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Author Biographies

Daniela Ruggeri Barbaro, Pontifícia Universidade Católlica de São Paulo

Acadêmica do curso de Medicina da FCMS da PUC-SP.

Cristiane Cacossi Picarelli, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo

Médica psiquiatra, mestranda em Educação nas Profsissões da Saúde da FCMS da PUC-SP.

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Published

2017-11-13

How to Cite

1.
Barbaro DR, Picarelli CC. Psychosis induced by illegal substances. Rev. Fac. Ciênc. Méd. Sorocaba [Internet]. 2017Nov.13 [cited 2025Dec.26];19(3):157-9. Available from: https://revistas-anterior.pucsp.br/index.php/RFCMS/article/view/28856

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Case Report