Psychotic illness following 'mabi bark tea' consumption.
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.
Hassiotis
A
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Whittington Hospital, Psychiatric Unit, Highgate Hill, London.
Taylor
J
J
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
D000662:Amphetamines; D013662:Tea; D004298:Dopamine