by michaelhalassa | Mar 16, 2026 | ADHD medication and psychosis, Algorithmic psychiatry, Chronic stimulant use, Cobenfy, Computational psychiatry, Distributed neural systems, Dopamine and psychosis, Executive Control, Reward-seeking systems, Schizophrenia, Stimulant side effects, Stimulant-induced psychosis
When I wrote about Stephanie earlier this summer, the 58-year-old executive who kept photographing “dimensional breach points” in her neighbors’ basements, I discussed the potential relationship to her long-term use of prescription stimulant...
by michaelhalassa | Sep 14, 2025 | ADHD medication and psychosis, Algorithmic psychiatry, Chronic stimulant use, Computational psychiatry, Distributed neural systems, Dopamine and psychosis, Healthcare, Mental health treatment, Michael Halassa, Predictive systems, Psychiatry, Reward-seeking systems, Stimulant side effects, Stimulant-induced psychosis
The Portal in the Basement The EMTs who brought Stephanie to the inpatient unit looked genuinely unsettled. She’d been found at 3 AM, methodically photographing her neighbors’ houses with her phone, documenting what she described as “dimensional...
by | Mar 25, 2025 | ADHD medication and psychosis, Chronic stimulant use, Dopamine and psychosis, Stimulant side effects, Stimulant-induced psychosis
Chronic Stimulant Use and Psychosis: Mildred’s Story and the Science Behind the Link Mildred’s Story: A Surprising Onset of Psychosis Mildred, a middle-aged woman in her late 50s, had always been the picture of health—both physically and mentally. With no personal or...
