PsychologyMedicine

A. Bröcker, Tomislav Majić, Christiane Montag

2026.2.25Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences

DOI: 10.1007/7854_2026_613

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This chapter examines phenomenological similarities and differences between psychedelic-induced psychosis and primary psychosis and concludes that, with increasing temporal distance from the initial psychedelic "index" experience that predated the symptoms, persisting psychedelic-induced psychotic symptoms become indistinguishable from primary psychosis.

Abstract

Psychotic symptoms are uncommon and non-specific adverse effects of classic (serotonergic) psychedelics such as lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), psilocybin, and mescaline. They can emerge during the acute phase of psychedelic drug effects, persist into the subacute...

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BRÖCKER, A.; MAJIĆ, Tomislav; MONTAG, Christiane. Psychedelic-related psychosis: From model psychosis to psychotherapy. Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences, 2026, 77: 153–181.