Episode 33 - Methamphetamine Psychosis

You just had a patient arrive via ambulance on an involuntary hold who is clearly psychotic. As the paramedics are giving report, you hear that the patient was found using methamphetamine on scene. So...is this schizophrenia? Or is it meth psychosis? Can you tell the difference? In this episode, we do a deep dive into methamphetamine psychosis, to review the clinical features, prognosis, risk factors, and treatment - including a discussion of the differences between primary psychotic disorders and methamphetamine induced psychosis.