• Emerg. Med. Clin. North Am. · Feb 1991

    Review

    Drug-induced psychoses.

    • K M Hurlbut.
    • Poison Centre, University of Arizona, Tucson 85724.
    • Emerg. Med. Clin. North Am. 1991 Feb 1; 9 (1): 31-52.

    AbstractMajor causes of drug-induced psychoses include cocaine, amphetamines, phencyclidine, cannabinoids, LSD, mescaline, the so-called designer drugs, anticholinergic compounds, and steroids. Most drug-induced psychoses are managed with general supportive measures, reassurance, minimizing patient stimulation, and benzodiazepines as needed; however, specific antidotes such as physostigmine for anticholinergic poisoning or urinary acidification to enhance excretion of amphetamines or phencyclidine may be indicated in some patients. Any patient with a drug-induced psychosis must be evaluated carefully for evidence of other toxic effects of the drug in question.

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