Chronic phencyclidine abuse and physical assault.
When the authors investigated aggressive behavior on a phencyclidine (PCP) detoxification and rehabilitation unit and compared similar types of behavior on a heroin unit, they found no differences between the two units. The urinary PCP levels of a subgroup of 75 patients admitted to the PCP unit who had PCP-positive urine were significantly higher than those of 75 patients admitted to an acute psychiatric ward because of violent behavior who also had PCP-positive urine. The authors discuss the implications of these findings and the need for more information on the relationship between PCP levels in blood and urine and behavior.
D005260:Female; D006556:Heroin Dependence / Q000523:psychology; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007175:Impulsive Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D010622:Phencyclidine / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine; D010623:Phencyclidine Abuse / Q000097:blood / Q000523:psychology* / Q000652:urine; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014754:Violence
D010622:Phencyclidine