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Psychotic disorder

This occurs during or after substance use and will result in individuals experiencing vivid hallucinations, misidentifications, delusions, possibly paranoid type behaviours, psychomotor disturbances (excitement or stupor), and an abnormal affect, which may range from intense fear to ecstasy. The effects of this disorder resolve partially within 1 month and fully within 6 months.
(From BearingPoint et al (2013) Substance and drug dependency)

ICD-11 (Alcohol-induced psychotic disorder 6C40.6 and drug-induced psychotic disorders 6C41.9-6C45.6) describes a psychotic disorder as a cluster of psychotic phenomena that occur during or following psychoactive substance use but that are not explained on the basis of acute intoxication alone and do not form part of a withdrawal state. The disorder is characterized by hallucinations (typically auditory, but often in more than one sensory modality), perceptual distortions, delusions (often of a paranoid or persecutory nature), psychomotor disturbances (excitement or stupor), and an abnormal affect, which may range from intense fear to ecstasy. The sensorium is usually clear but some degree of clouding of consciousness, though not severe confusion, may be present.
Including: Alcoholic:
• hallucinosis
• jealousy
• paranoia
• psychosis NOS 

Substance-induced psychotic disorders:

6C40.6 Alcohol-induced psychotic disorder
6C41.6 Cannabis-induced psychotic disorder
6C42.6 Synthetic cannabinoid-induced psychotic disorder
6C43.6 Opioid-induced psychotic disorder
6C44.6 Sedative, hypnotic or anxiolytic-induced psychotic disorder
▷6C45.6 Cocaine-induced psychotic disorder
▷6C46.6 Stimulant-induced psychotic disorder including amphetamines, methamphetamine or methcathinone
▷6C47.6 Synthetic cathinone-induced psychotic disorder
6C49.5 Hallucinogen-induced psychotic disorder
6C4B.6 Volatile inhalant-induced psychotic disorder
6C4C.6 MDMA or related drug-induced psychotic disorder, including MDA
6C4D.5 Dissociative drug-induced psychotic disorder including Ketamine or PCP
6C4E.6 Psychotic disorder induced by other specified psychoactive substance
6C4G.6 Psychotic disorder induced by unknown or unspecified psychoactive substance

WHO ICD-11