Characteristics of freebase cocaine psychosis.
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چکیده
Psychosis was present in 29 percent of cocaine-disordered patients hospitalized in 1985 during an epidemic of freebase cocaine abuse in the Bahamas. Record reviews revealed that a variety of psychotic phenomenologic patterns were present. Prior major mental disorders and increased dosage of cocaine were more common among psychotic than non-psychotic patients. Violent behavior was common among cocaine patients, especially those with psychosis. We conclude that freebase cocaine psychosis is neither rare nor benign.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine
دوره 61 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1988