Hallucinogen‐Related Disorders

Psychosis involves a disturbed perception of reality, including hallucinations, delusions, or disorganized thoughts. Hallucinogen-induced psychotic states, often called 'trips' by recreational users, can involve agitation, aggression, and behavioral impairment. These trips typically include existential experiences, perceptual distortions, and synesthesias, where senses blend together.

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Abstract

Abstract Psychosis is a disturbance in the perception of reality, evidenced by hallucinations (false sensory perceptions), delusions (false beliefs that are not shared with any other people), or disorganized thoughts. Psychotic states brought on by hallucinogen use are often referred to as “trips” by recreational users, and they may be accompanied by agitation, aggression, and other forms of behavioral impairment. Trips generally involve existential experiences, distortions in perception, and synesthesias (blending of the senses).