Psychosis associated with synthetic cannabinoid agonists: A case series

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 168, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1119-

  Hurst, Donald ^a   Loeffler, George ^a   McLay, Robert ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; CANNABINOID; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR AGONIST; CANNABIS; COCAINE; PHENCYCLIDINE;

ADULT; AFFECT; ANXIETY; AUDITORY HALLUCINATION; CANNABIS SMOKING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FAMILY HISTORY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PARANOIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; RESTLESSNESS; SPEECH DISORDER; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SYMPTOM; URINALYSIS; VISUAL HALLUCINATION;

EID: 80054812520     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: 15357228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2011.11010176     Document Type: Letter

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