Preliminary evidence of behavioral predictors of recurrent drug-induced psychosis in methamphetamine abuse.
The goal of this study was to examine behavioral characteristics of currently drug-abstinent methamphetamine (MA)-dependent subjects (n=39) who experienced psychotic symptoms associated with MA abuse. All participants completed the Wender Utah Rating Scale (WURS), which retrospectively assesses Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder-relevant childhood behaviors. The results suggest the existence of possible behavioral markers reflecting an early cognitive vulnerability to the development of frequent MA-induced psychotic symptoms as well as increased vulnerability associated with a family history of psychiatric illness.
Salo
Ruth
R
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA, USA. resalo@ucdavis.edu
Nordahl
Thomas E
TE
Leamon
Martin H
MH
Natsuaki
Yutaka
Y
Moore
Charles D
CD
Waters
Christy
C
Carter
Cameron S
CS
D000328:Adult; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008694:Methamphetamine; D017397:Prefrontal Cortex / Q000503:physiopathology; D011595:Psychomotor Agitation / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011605:Psychoses, Substance-Induced / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology
D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants; D008694:Methamphetamine