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Effect of Caffeine Intake on Psychotic In-patients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Marshall O. Zaslove ,
Richard L. Russell  and
Else Ross
Marshall O. Zaslove*
Affiliation:
Department of Professional Education, Napa State Hospital, Napa, California, 94558–6293, USA
Richard L. Russell
Affiliation:
Department of Professional Education, Napa State Hospital, Napa, California, 94558–6293, USA
Else Ross
Affiliation:
Department of Professional Education, Napa State Hospital, Napa, California, 94558–6293, USA
*
∗Correspondence
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Abstract

Psychotic in-patients who consume caffeine may present complications in the course of their illness. Two cases are described which illustrate the clinical profile of such patients, whose caffeine-associated complications are often misdiagnosed.

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Brief Reports
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 159 , Issue 4 , October 1991 , pp. 565 - 567
Copyright
Copyright © 1991 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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