越来越多的药物引起的精神病
Robin M Murray1, Alessandra Paparelli2, Marta Di Forti2
1Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, de Crespigny Park, SE5 8AF, London, UK. robin.murray@kcl.ac.uk.
概括
娱乐性药物使用,特别是甲基和大麻,正在导致药物诱导精神病的增加,许多病例进展为精神分裂症. 迫切需要开展公共卫生活动,
科学领域:
- 精神病学
- 公共卫生
- 神经科学
背景情况:
- 在过去的30年里, 娱乐性精神药物使用量有所增加.
- 这种趋势与药物诱导精神病的增加有关,其中25-50%的精神病在5年内发展为精神分裂症.
- 麻醉和大麻是导致这些精神病的主要物质.
研究的目的:
- 为了强调日益严重的公共卫生危机,
- 强调增加娱乐性毒品使用与严重心理健康结果之间的联系.
- 倡导开展公众教育活动,以减轻对精神病服务的影响.
主要方法:
- 对娱乐性药物使用和相关精神疾病的趋势的审查.
- 对药物诱导精神病到精神分裂症的进展率的分析.
- 检查导致甲基胺和大麻使用增加的因素.
主要成果:
- 甲基胺和大麻精神病例显著增加.
- 大麻的功效有所增加,特别是在合法娱乐用途的地区.
- 预计大麻精神病和精神分裂症的发病率会增加.
结论:
- 毒品引起的精神病是一个与过去公共卫生危机相比的流行病.
- 合法化和对大麻态度的变化促进了大麻的使用和相关的精神病.
- 公共教育和干预策略对于管理心理健康服务日益增加的负担至关重要.
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