psychedelic
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Introduction
- in reference to psychoactive drugs capable of producing mind-altering effects, including psychosis & hallucinations
Pathology
- psychedelics may interfere with the filtering operations of the thalamus with more sensory information reaching the cortex[2]
Complications
- persons with emergency department visit following hallucinogen use have a 21-fold higher risk of developing schizophrenia vs general population[3]
References
- ↑ Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary, Miriam-Webster Inc. Springfield, MA 1990
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Drew L Your brain on psychedelics. Nature. 2022 Sep;609(7929):S92-S94. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36171369
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Myran DT, Pugliese M, Xiao J et al Emergency Department Visits Involving Hallucinogen Use and Risk of Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder. JAMA Psychiatry. 2024 Nov 13. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39535804 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/2825649