Psychosis risk" people

There is overwhelming consensus in psychiatric circles that continuous use of neuroleptic drugs by people with episodes of psychosis or schizophrenia reduces the risk of relapse or deterioration considerably. 

People who are predisposed to psychosis, schizophrenia, or a family history thereof, may be at considerable risk of developing LSD psychosis (3,8). People with epilepsy may be more prone to convulsions, with a reduction in con-vulsant threshold. 

In agreement with this, Joy, Watson, and Benson (1999) of the Institute of Medicine observed (p. 106) that people with schizophrenia or with a family history of schizophrenia are hkely to be at greater risk for adverse psychiatric effects from the use of cannabinoids, and there is litde evidence that cannabis alone produces a psychosis that persists after the period of intoxication. ... 

Psychosis, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. In an investigation the relationship between brain Glu levels and cortical response during executive functioning in people at high risk for psychosis, Fusar-Poli et al discovered a lower level of Glu in the thalamus, which was associated with the extent of BOLD activation in various brain regions. 

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