2006-08-21 07:29:31 · 22 answers · asked by fuddiah 1 in Health ➔ Mental Health
yes, well at least i think so. i read a book by Johnathan Kellerman (GREATEST author out there!!!!) called "over the edge", and it talks about people 'poisoning' this kid, and because of the drugs, (Thorazine and some other drug found over sea's) mixed wrong, and induced the kid into psychosis......its a long explanation, but everything was set up and they were doing it on purpose, his psychiatrist and family and stuff--quite sad i thought
2006-08-21 07:39:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, because legal drugs are the ones which have been prescribed for the person. A doctor would not want to induce psychosis, so you can not do this with legal drugs. Why do you want to know, have you been the victim of this? More details would be helpful and you will get more useful answers.
2006-08-25 15:10:08 · answer #2 · answered by tinkerbell34 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, plenty of dangerous drugs are legal, but deliberately inducing psychosis on another person is never legal.
2006-08-29 13:50:58 · answer #3 · answered by marytormeye 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Psychiatry there are a number of disorders that come under the general title of the psychoses. They all differ in symptoms, but all are joined in the fact that the person is in someway not experiencing reality like most people.
These are:
Schizophrenia
Schizoaffective Disorder
Manic-Depression (Bipolar Disorder)
Mania
Delusional (Paranoid) Disorders
Psychotic Depression
In fact, there is quite a lot of controversy about the psychiatric classification of the psychoses. With many experts, now arguing, that it is more helpful to treat people according to the specific symptoms that they have (e.g. hearing voices in their head) rather than putting them under a label such as "schizophrenic", which can cover widely different people, with widely different problems.
People suffering with a long-term psychosis often have problems looking after themselves, and getting on well with other people.
2006-08-28 10:16:14 · answer #4 · answered by Rock z 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anti parkinson's drugs eg, co-benaldopa, can have a psychotic effect if the dose is not monitored and adjusted depending on side effects. Think its something to do with the dopamine in the brain. In the oposite way, the side effects from some antipsychotics can be parkinson's like.
2006-08-21 18:06:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sure. but I think that would make it an illegal use of those legal drugs (to deliberately induce psychosis in another person - I think that would constitute assault).
good luck with that, loser.
2006-08-21 14:46:20 · answer #6 · answered by Zippy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are experiencing a psychosis there could be any number of reasons, such as overdose of caffeine or caffeine related drinks such as red bull or similar, not sleeping, overwork or mental illness brought on by any of the above. Be truthful to your gp.
2006-08-27 18:06:21 · answer #7 · answered by Hunny 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer is yes they can. However, the drugs may be legal, but the induction, without consent, if it is without consent, would be illegal.
2006-08-28 23:47:45 · answer #8 · answered by GOUTVOLS 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. LSD (lysergic acid diathalimide) can cause psychotic events such as visual hallucinations.
2006-08-28 09:53:12 · answer #9 · answered by heyrobo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Governments have been sued for it. Conspiracy theory lately on this subject is that its still going on.
2006-08-28 23:37:08 · answer #10 · answered by mld m 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋