Delusions

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Created October 2007

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Title:   Dementia - hallucinations and false ideas
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Hallucinations and false ideas, such as paranoia and delusions, can be very distressing symptoms of dementia. Understanding some of the causes may help carers deal with these symptoms.
Date:   Oct 2008
Title:   Psychosis explained
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Psychosis is associated with illnesses that affect the brain (for example, schizophrenia). People affected by psychosis can experience delusions, hallucinations and confused thinking. Medication and community support can relieve, or even eliminate, psychotic symptoms.
Date:   Sep 2008
Title:   Cannabis and psychosis
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   The chemicals in cannabis interfere with normal brain functioning. Cannabis use can cause drug-induced psychosis, trigger the first episode of a psychotic illness, or make a pre-existing psychotic illness worse. People who have, or may be at risk of developing, a psychotic illness should avoid using cannabis.
Date:   Sep 2008
Title:   Cannabis and psychotic illness
Publisher:   SANE Australia
Description:   Use of Cannabis can cause a condition called drug-induced psychosis. This usually passes after a few days. However, if someone has a predisposition to a psychotic illness such as schizophrenia, these drugs may precipitate the first episode in what may be an ongoing condition.
Date:   Jan 2006
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