Pharmacotherapy
October 1, 2024
Atif Siddiqui
5 citations
Benzodiazepines and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) are mainstay treatments for catatonia, a potentially life-threatening psychomotor syndrome characterized by a range of symptoms, including immobility, mutism, stupor, posturing, and sometimes even agitation. It can be a manifestation of various underlying psychiatric or medical conditions, such as schizophrenia, mood disorders, or neurological...
Pharmacotherapy
September 1, 2006
William R Wolowich, Alisha M Perkins, John J Cienki
37 citations
To determine the content of the hallucinogen salvinorin A in a variety of Salvia divinorum herbal products and to compare the content with the label claims of potency and purity. Laboratory analysis. University-affiliated laboratory. Five herbal products containing Salvia divinorum. The samples were purchased from the Internet and local drug paraphernalia shops ("head shops"). Highperformance...
Pharmacotherapy
October 2003
Rebecca A Murray, Paul L Doering, Lisa A Boothby et al.
To evaluate the DanceSafe Complete Adulterant Screening Kit for Ecstasy with regard to its accuracy in identifying 3,4-methylenedioxymeth-amphetamine (MDMA) and methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA) derivatives and its ability to detect certain contaminants. In part 1, 39 street-grade tablets purported to be MDMA were tested with the Marquis, Mecke, and Simon's reagents provided by the DanceSafe...
Pharmacotherapy
January 2, 1996
Sheri A. Thornberg, S. R. Saklad
Current models of drug‐induced psychosis insufficiently describe the symptoms of schizophrenia. Phencyclidine‐induced psychosis is a model that more completely reflects the pathophysiology of the disease. By decreasing glutamatergic neurotransmission, phencyclidine decreases 7‐aminobutyric acid release from the nucleus accumbens, striatum, and hippocampus (manifested by MK‐801); may inhibit...