Persistent psychosis associated with salvia divinorum use.
American Journal of Psychiatry July 1, 2009 DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2009.08121759 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Case study Case report Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 1 |
| Population | A patient who used salvia divinorum and developed persistent psychosis |
| Topics | Salvia divinorum |
| Key findings | The case suggests that salvia divinorum use can be associated with persistent psychosis, indicating a potential psychiatric risk. The authors propose that this substance may precipitate prolonged psychotic symptoms in vulnerable individuals. |
Abstract
Persistent psychosis associated with salvia divinorum use.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Salvia divinorum: an hallucinogenic mint which might become a new recreational drug in Switzerland. Salvia divinorum specimens seized in Switzerland | 2000 | Case study | |
| Antidepressant Effects of the Herb Salvia Divinorum: A Case Report 26-year-old woman with history of depression | 2001 | Case study | n = 1 |
| Chemogenomics knowledgebase and systems pharmacology for hallucinogen target identification-Salvinorin A as a case study. | 2016 | Database construction with computational prediction and case study | |
| A Report of Nausea and Vomiting with Discontinuation of Chronic Use of Salvia divinorum 51-year-old Caucasian woman | 2015 | Case study | n = 1 |
| Prolonged hallucinations and dissociative self mutilation following use ofSalvia divinorumin a bipolar adolescent girl A 17-year-old girl with bipolar disorder | 2010 | Case study | n = 1 |
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