Drug effect mimicking ”Schizophrenia’ includes
Correct Answer: Phencyclidine
Description: (C) Phencyclidine # PHENCYCLIDINE is an NMDA receptor antagonist also acts as a D2 receptor partial agonist. It induces symptoms that mimic schizophrenia. Amphetamines trigger the release of dopamine and excessive dopamine function is believed to be responsible for many symptoms of schizophrenia.> Cannabis use is also suspected to contribute to the hyperdopaminergic state that is characteristic of schizophrenia.> Drugs such as ketamine, Phencyclidine (PCP), and Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) have been used to mimic schizophrenia for research purposes.> Alcohol abuse via a kindling mechanism can occasionally cause the development of a chronic substance induced psychotic disorder, i.e. schizophrenia.
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