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Psychotic Illness Following ‘Mabi Bark Tea’ Consumption

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Angela Hassiotis  and
Jason Taylor
Angela Hassiotis*
Affiliation:
Whittington Hospital, Psychiatric Unit, Highgate Hill, London N19
Jason Taylor
Affiliation:
Whittington Hospital, London N19
*
∗Correspondence
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Abstract

A first episode of psychosis occurred in a young woman of West Indian parentage and one of identical twins following a brief period of high consumption of a drink made from Colubrina plant extract (mabi bark). The course of the psychosis is described and possible underlying mechanisms and the relationship to amphetamine psychosis are discussed.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 161 , Issue 3 , September 1992 , pp. 404 - 407
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Copyright © 1992 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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