Persistent psychosis after a single ingestion of "Ecstasy" (MDMA)

Primary Care Companion to the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Patel, Ankit ^a   Moreland, Toby ^a   Haq, Fasiha ^a   Siddiqui, Fatima ^a   Mikul, Melissa ^a   Qadir, Huma ^a   Raza, Shakeel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; HALOPERIDOL; LORAZEPAM; OLANZAPINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; EMERGENCY CARE; FAMILY DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INGESTION; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOSIS;

EID: 84856025352     PISSN: 15235998     EISSN: 1555211X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/PCC.11l01200     Document Type: Article

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