Misdiagnosis of Marijuana abuse

Diseases for which Marijuana abuse may be an alternative diagnosis

The other diseases for which Marijuana abuse is listed as a possible alternative diagnosis in their lists include:

• Mania

Marijuana abuse: Hidden Causes Misdiagnosed?

Causes of Marijuana abuse may include these medical conditions:

• Psychological disorders - Some people use drug abuse to deny, cope with, or hide an underlying psychological disorder:
  • Schizophrenia - schizophrenics may use drugs to cope with or hide schizophrenia (cannabis also increases the risk of triggering schizophrenia).
  • Depression
• more causes...»

Marijuana abuse Diagnosis: Book Excerpts

• Ask the Following Questions - HALLUCINATIONS
• Differential Diagnosis - Hallucinations
• Differential Diagnosis - Hallucinations
• Approach to Diagnosis - HALLUCINATIONS
• Diagnosis - Substance abuse and induced disorders
• Differential Overview - Delirium/Hallucinations
• Diagnosis - Drug abuse and dependence
• Approach to the Diagnosis - HALLUCINATIONS

General Misdiagnosis Articles

Read these general articles with an overview of misdiagnosis issues.

• Misdiagnosis Overview
• How Common is Misdiagnosis?
• Over-Diagnosed Diseases
• Under-Diagnosed Diseases
• Types of Misdiagnosis
• Wrong Type Misdiagnosis
• Why Does Misdiagnosis Occur?
• Difficult Diseases to Diagnose
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About misdiagnosis:

When checking for a misdiagnosis of Marijuana abuse or confirming a diagnosis of Marijuana abuse, it is useful to consider what other medical conditions might be possible misdiagnoses or other alternative conditions relevant to diagnosis. These alternate diagnoses of Marijuana abuse may already have been considered by your doctor or may need to be considered as possible alternative diagnoses or candidates for misdiagnosis of Marijuana abuse. For a general overview of misdiagnosis issues for all diseases, see Overview of Misdiagnosis.

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