Cocaine-Induced Psychosis in 55 Treatment-Admitted Individuals

55 individuals consecutively admitted for treatment of DSM-III-R cocaine dependence were interviewed about experiences of psychosis while intoxicated. The dataset was created by Kathleen T. Brady of the Medical University of South Carolina. 53% (29/55) of those interviewed reported experiencing transient cocaine-induced psychosis, with 90% of that group developing paranoid delusions and 96% experiencing hallucinations.

Use Cases

• Predicting psychosis risk based on cocaine use duration and amount mentioned in the description
• Analyzing gender differences in susceptibility to cocaine-induced psychosis based on reported significance levels
• Modeling the prevalence of specific hallucination types (auditory, visual, tactile) among chronic users
• Investigating the relationship between behavioral stereotypies and cocaine-induced paranoia

Strengths

• Includes data from 55 individuals with standardized, semi-structured interviews
• Reports specific prevalence statistics: 53% experienced psychosis, 90% had paranoid delusions, 96% had hallucinations
• Contains statistical comparisons (e.g., p-values) for factors like duration of use and gender

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified

Provenance

Source

Medical University of South Carolina

Collection Method

Standardized, semi-structured interviews of individuals admitted for cocaine dependence treatment.