Cannabis
Conditions
Brief summary
A cross-sectional and retrospective chart review study was conducted at the Princess Mother National Institute on Drug Abuse Treatment (PMNIDAT), Thailand. All patients who admitted at PMNIDAT from October 2013 to September 2019 were included. Patients aged 18-65 years who met the International Classification of Disease-10 (ICD-10) criteria of CIP and Had a positive urine test of cannabis were included. Cannabis use is a component cause of psychosis.More than half of symptoms of cannabis-induced psychosis (CIP) were hallucination, delusion, irritable and anxiety. Antipsychotic drug was still a key psychotropic drugs for treatment of CIP. However, antidepressants and benzodiazepines were commonly used for treatment of other symptoms beyond psychotics
Interventions
This study is observational study, we recorded history of substance used, symptoms and medication in a medical chart.
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Patients ≥ 12 years of age * Patients who had been diagnosed as Cannabis-induced psychosis by International statistical Classification of Disease and Related Health problem (ICD-10) on 2016 code F12.5 * Patients had history of use of cannabis in medical chart * Patients had the positive urine screening test of cannabis at the first day of admission
Exclusion criteria
* Patients had psychosis from organic psychosis, defined by diagnosis by ICD-10 code F09.6 * Unavailable data for evaluate of outcome especially data of drug use, content of drug use or urine screening test * Patients who cancel of medical treatment before 7 day after admission.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pharmacological treatment pattern for cannabis-induced psychosis | 30 days | Pharmacological treatment pattern for cannabis-induced psychosis during admission |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change of Brief psychiatric rating scale (BPRS) form the first day of admission | Day1, Day 8, Day 15 and Day 22 | A high BPRS score is more severe of symptoms than a lower score |
Countries
Thailand