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Hallucinogen persisting perception disorder after psilocybin consumption: a case study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

Marie-Laure Espiard,
Laurent Lecardeur,
Pascale Abadie,
Isabelle Halbecq and
Sonia Dollfus
Marie-Laure Espiard
Affiliation:
Centre Esquirol, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Caen, 14033Caen cedex, France
Laurent Lecardeur
Affiliation:
Centre Esquirol, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Caen, 14033Caen cedex, FranceGroupe d’Imagerie Neurofonctionnelle, UMR 6198 CNRS, CEA, Universités de Caen et Paris 5, GIP Cyceron BP 5229, 14074Caen cedex, France
Pascale Abadie*
Affiliation:
Centre Esquirol, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Caen, 14033Caen cedex, France
Isabelle Halbecq
Affiliation:
Centre Esquirol, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Caen, 14033Caen cedex, France
Sonia Dollfus
Affiliation:
Centre Esquirol, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Caen, 14033Caen cedex, FranceGroupe d’Imagerie Neurofonctionnelle, UMR 6198 CNRS, CEA, Universités de Caen et Paris 5, GIP Cyceron BP 5229, 14074Caen cedex, France
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*Corresponding author. Tel.: +33 2 31 06 44 28; fax: +33 2 31 06 49 55. E-mail address: abadie-p@chu-caen.fr (P. Abadie).
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Abstract

The recurrence of flashbacks without acute or chronic hallucinogen consumption has been recognized in the DSM IV criteria as the hallucinogen persisting perception disorder (HPPD). Perceptual disturbances may last for 5 years or more and represent a real psychosocial distress. We reported here a case of a 18-year-old young man presenting HPPD after a mixed intoxication with psylocibin and cannabis. This report shows symptomatic recurrences persisting more than 8 months. Various differential diagnoses were evoked and our therapeutic strategies were described.

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Hallucinogen persisting perception disorderPsilocybinCannabis

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European Psychiatry , Volume 20 , Issue 5-6 , August 2005, pp. 458 - 460
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Copyright ©Elsevier SAS 2005

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