Isosafrole and schizophrenia-like psychosis.
A 19-year-old man developed a schizophrenia-like psychosis after ingesting isosafrole. His use of amphetamines and LSD failed to produce a similar syndrome. Isosafrole may provide another biochemical model for schizophrenia.
D000328:Adult; D000661:Amphetamine; D004149:Dioxoles / Q000506:poisoning; D006801:Humans; D008238:Lysergic Acid Diethylamide; D008297:Male; D011605:Psychoses, Substance-Induced / Q000209:etiology*; D012451:Safrole / Q000506:poisoning; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000139:chemically induced*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology
D004149:Dioxoles; D008238:Lysergic Acid Diethylamide; D000661:Amphetamine; D012451:Safrole; C015959:isosafrole