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Nicotine patches and paranoid psychosis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

Geoffrey Michael Marston  and
Irene Dove Cormac
Irene Dove Cormac
Affiliation:
St Mary's Lodge, 12 St Mary's Road, Leamington Spa, Warks, CV31 1JN, England
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Abstract

A patient was admitted with an acute paranoid psychosis. Prior to her illness, she had been using Nicobate patches while still smoking. The relationship between the two are discussed.

Keywords

NicotinePatchesParanoidPsychosis
Type
Clinical and Brief Reports
Information
Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine , Volume 12 , Issue 2 , June 1995 , pp. 70 - 71
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995

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