Effects of amino acid energy drinks leading to hospitalization in individuals with mental illness

General Hospital Psychiatry

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 187-189

  Chelben, Joseph ^a   Piccone Sapir, Anna ^a   Ianco, Iulian ^a,b   Shoenfeld, Netta ^a   Kotler, Moshe ^a,b   Strous, Rael D ^a,b  

^a BEER YAAKOV MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Caffeine; Energy drinks; Taurine

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CAFFEINE; GLUCOSE; GLUCURONOLACTONE; SUCROSE; TAURINE; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ADULT; AFFECT; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BORDERLINE STATE; CASE REPORT; DYSTHYMIA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ADULT; AMINO ACIDS; CAFFEINE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DRINKING; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL FATIGUE;

EID: 39049146011     PISSN: 01638343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2007.10.002     Document Type: Article

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