High‐dose amphetamines associated with increased risk of psychosis, mania
A case‐control study involving patients with a psychiatric hospitalization has found increased odds of psychosis and mania in individuals with past‐month use of prescription amphetamines. Risk of psychosis and mania was substantially higher in patients receiving higher doses of amphetamines, the investigators reported. Study results were published online Sept. 12, 2024, in the American Journal of Psychiatry .
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Brown University Psychopharmacology Update
- Published
- 2024-11-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/pu.31249
- Primary Topic
- Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00