Psychosis induced by the interaction between disulfiram and methylphenidate may be dose dependent

Substance Abuse

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 186-188

  Grau López, Lara ^a   Roncero, Carlos ^a,b   Navarro, Maria C ^a   Casas, Miquel ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Addiction; disulfiram; dose dependent; methylphenidate; psychotic symptoms

Indexed keywords

DISULFIRAM; DOPAMINE UPTAKE INHIBITOR; ENZYME INHIBITOR; METHYLPHENIDATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CASE REPORT; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG INTERACTION; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; DISULFIRAM; DOPAMINE UPTAKE INHIBITORS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLPHENIDATE; PSYCHOSES, SUBSTANCE-INDUCED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84859702222     PISSN: 08897077     EISSN: 15470164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2011.634968     Document Type: Article

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