Electroconvulsive therapy improves persistent psychosis after repeated use of methylenedioxypyrovalerone ("bath salts")

Journal of ECT

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Penders, Thomas M ^a   Lang, Michael C ^a   Pagano, Joshua J ^a   Gooding, Zane S ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bath Salts; Cathinones; Drug Induced Psychosis; Ect; Hallucinations

Indexed keywords

CITALOPRAM; LURASIDONE; METHYLENEDIOXYPYROVALERONE; PYROVALERONE; TRAZODONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; EVENING DOSAGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILLUSION; PSYCHOSIS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VISUAL HALLUCINATION;

ADULT; BENZODIOXOLES; DESIGNER DRUGS; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HALLUCINATIONS; HUMANS; PSYCHOSES, SUBSTANCE-INDUCED; PYRROLIDINES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84889095446     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCT.0b013e3182887bc2     Document Type: Article

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