title: Preliminary evidence of behavioral predictors of recurrent drug-induced psychosis in methamphetamine abuse.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA, USA. resalo@ucdavis.edu
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Salo
authors.forename: Thomas E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Nordahl
authors.forename: Martin H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Leamon
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Natsuaki
authors.forename: Charles D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: Christy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Waters
authors.forename: Cameron S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Carter
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants; D008694:Methamphetamine