Dopamine reuptake: Given how the receptors work, a Dopamine re-uptake deficiency would lead to a relative Dopamine excess in the synapse. If the pre-synaptic neuron doesn't remove Dopamine from the synapse, it would remain there to stimulate (maybe over-stimulate) the post-synaptic neuron. Dopamine isn't the only neurotransmitter in psychosis, though.
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Can be both: Psychosis can develop when Dopamine pathways in the brain transmit more Dopamine than they are used to. You mention two ways this could occur: increasing the Dopamine released and reducing the clearance of dopamine. In fact, when stimulants run the clearance pump backwards surge of Dopamine release results.
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