APA Dictionary of Psychology

amphetamine-induced psychotic disorder

Updated on 04/19/2018
a condition marked by paranoid delusions due to the direct physiological effects of an amphetamine or amphetamine-like substance. The delusions can continue as long as the use of these substances continues and might persist for weeks or months after withdrawal from the substances has been completed. Also called amphetamine psychosis.
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