Cough syrup psychosis

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 53-56

  Amaladoss, Alfred ^a   Brien, Simon O ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cough syrup; Dextromethorphan; Psychosis; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CLINDAMYCIN; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; KETOROLAC; MORPHINE; OLANZAPINE; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL; TEMAZEPAM; TRAZODONE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTITUSSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEDTIME DOSAGE; CASE REPORT; DEPRESSION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; FEVER; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MANIA; MENTAL INSTABILITY; PAIN; PARANOIA; PHARYNGITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PSYCHOSIS; SOMATIC DELUSION; SORE THROAT; URINALYSIS; ADDICTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTITUSSIVE AGENTS; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; FEMALE; HUMANS; PSYCHOSES, SUBSTANCE-INDUCED; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958860105     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/8000.2011.100216     Document Type: Article

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