Paper Assignment
Length: 5 Pages.
Write a 5 pages APA paper (not including title and reference pages) with at least five research articles published in peer-reviewed journals (published in the past 5 years), that assesses the relationship between substance use disorders and psychosis. Select an explanatory model that you feel best explains the relation between substance abuse and psychosis in co-occurring disorders. Include in your paper, the following information:
Explore the issue of whether or not substance abuse can cause psychosis.
Discuss psychotic-like symptoms that that may be due to physiological or neurological effects of substance abuse, such as intoxication, hallucinosis, or withdrawal.
Explore examples of self-medication as a reaction to psychotic symptoms and how this may lead to a substance use disorder.
Discuss any other factors (e.g., environmental, genetic) that may lead to developing a mental illness and/or substance use disorder.
Address effective approaches to treatment for patients dually diagnosed with psychosis and a substance use disorder.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.