Alcohol, certain drugs, brain tumors, brain infections, and stroke can cause psychosis.
Is it true that Alcohol, certain drugs, brain tumors, brain infections, and stroke can cause psychosis?
Yes. Clinical evidence consistently demonstrates that various medical conditions, including substance use, brain tumors, central nervous system infections, and cerebrovascular events like strokes, can directly cause secondary psychosis.
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The claim states that alcohol, certain drugs, brain tumors, brain infections, and stroke can cause psychosis. Multiple retrieved clinical papers and case studies corroborate that secondary etiologies—such as substance/medication use (Paper 0), brain tumors (Paper 4), CNS infections (Papers 5 and 6), and cerebrovascular/stroke conditions (Paper 5)—frequently manifest with or directly cause psychotic symptoms. No papers refute this well-established medical phenomenon.
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O, L., E, G., A, G., T, M., S, F., A, A., S, F., N, B., & A, K. (2026). Medical evaluation of first presentation of psychotic symptoms in children and adolescents.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1678974
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A, M., B, K., M, K., & W, B. (2026). Pseudohallucination and Pilocytic Astrocytoma in the Pons.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1002/brb3.71367
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C, C., Y, X., Z, Z., Y, H., S, X., & T, C. (2026). Clinical features, etiological spectrum, and outcomes of neurological patients initially presenting with psychiatric symptoms.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2026.1853336
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MS, A. & T, J. (2026). Calcified frontal neurocysticercosis presenting with acute psychosis in a non-endemic context: a case report.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1771798
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