Bath Salt-Induced Psychosis: Nursing Assessment, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Outcomes
Perspectives In Psychiatric Care January 26, 2015 Brandie Marie Stiles, Anne F. Fish, Cynthia A. Loveland Cook et al. 13 citations
PURPOSE: To review what is known about the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes of patients with bath salt-induced psychosis. DESIGN AND METHODS: Comprehensive review and synthesis of research, case reports, and state-level data. FINDINGS: Of the 42 case reports found, only 18 confirmed the presence of bath salts through laboratory testing. Twelve of the confirmed cases died. In most...