title: Psychotic illness following 'mabi bark tea' consumption.
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.
authors.affiliation: Whittington Hospital, Psychiatric Unit, Highgate Hill, London.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hassiotis
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000662:Amphetamines / Q000009:adverse effects; D004200:Diseases in Twins; D004298:Dopamine / Q000502:physiology; D004326:Drinking; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011605:Psychoses, Substance-Induced / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D013662:Tea / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014900:West Indies
chemical_list: D000662:Amphetamines; D013662:Tea; D004298:Dopamine