Mephentermine abuse for stamina, resulting in mania - a case report
Mephentermine is an amphetamine-like drug used to treat hypotension. There have been case reports of mephentermine abuse in India, some associated with psychosis. This is the first to be associated with mania and the first reported from Kerala. We report the case of an adult male with a three-month...
Main Authors: | Pranav V Nair, Bindhya Babu, Zoheb Raj, Sushil Kakkan |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Indian Psychiatric Society (Kerala State Branch
2023-01-01
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Series: | Kerala Journal of Psychiatry |
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Online Access: | https://kjponline.com/index.php/kjp/article/view/361 |
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