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Psychosis induced by ayahuasca is a rare occurrence. However, due to an increase in the access and distribution of this substance, it is necessary to highlight the cases in which it occurs. We describe the case of a 26-year-old man who was admitted to the psychiatric service after seven months of changes in behaviour, delusions and the subsequent exacerbation of symptoms, after participating in a ritual ceremony during which he consumed an ayahuasca concoction for the first time. Initially, he required hospital treatment to control the acute psychotic episode, but after tolerating and responding well to the antipsychotic treatment, he was discharged with an outpatient follow-up.
Assuntos
Antipsicóticos , Banisteriopsis , Transtornos Psicóticos , Adulto , Antipsicóticos/efeitos adversos , Hospitalização , Humanos , Masculino , Transtornos Psicóticos/diagnóstico , Transtornos Psicóticos/tratamento farmacológico , Transtornos Psicóticos/etiologiaRESUMO
Psychosis induced by ayahuasca is a rare occurrence. However, due to an increase in the access and distribution of this substance, it is necessary to highlight the cases in which it occurs. We describe the case of a 26-year-old man who was admitted to the psychiatric service after seven months of changes in behaviour, delusions and the subsequent exacerbation of symptoms, after participating in a ritual ceremony during which he consumed an ayahuasca concoction for the first time. Initially, he required hospital treatment to control the acute psychotic episode, but after tolerating and responding well to the antipsychotic treatment, he was discharged with an outpatient follow-up.
RESUMO
RESUMEN La inducción de psicosis por ayahuasca es un evento poco frecuente. Sin embargo, debido a un aumento en el acceso y la distribución de esta sustancia, resulta menester destacar los casos en que se presenta. Se describe el caso de un paciente varón de 26 arios que ingresó al servicio de psiquiatría por un cuadro clínico de 7 meses de evolución dado por cambios en el comportamiento, ideas delirantes y posterior exacerbación de los síntomas, tras participar en una ceremonia ritual en la que consumió por vez primera un brebaje de ayahuasca. Requirió inicialmente tratamiento hospitalario para controlar el episodio psicótico agudo, con buena respuesta y tolerancia al tratamiento farmacológico, lo que permitió continuar su seguimiento clínico ambulatorio.
ABSTRACT Psychosis induced by ayahuasca is a rare occurrence. However, due to an increase in the access and distribution of this substance, it is necessary to highlight the cases in which it occurs. We describe the case of a 26-year-old man who was admitted to the psychiatric service after seven months of changes in behaviour, delusions and the subsequent exacerbation of symptoms, after participating in a ritual ceremony during which he consumed an ayahuasca concoction for the first time. Initially, he required hospital treatment to control the acute psychotic episode, but after tolerating and responding well to the antipsychotic treatment, he was discharged with an outpatient follow-up.