Document Type
Article
Keywords
Bath salt-induced psychosis, Bath salts, Psychosis, Synthetic cathinones
Abstract
Purpose: To review what is known about the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes of patients with bath salt-induced psychosis. Design and Methods: Comprehensive review and synthesis of research, case reports, and state-level data. Findings: Of the 42 case reports found, only 18 confirmed the presence of bath salts through laboratory testing. Twelve of the confirmed cases died. In most of the case reports, law enforcement was involved prior to hospitalization due to bizarre behaviors, delusions, and hallucinations. Practice Implications: Due to the severity of both physical and psychological symptoms in patients in bath salt-induced psychosis, nurses, other healthcare providers, police, and hospital security personnel must work collaboratively to provide safe care.
Publication Date
1-1-2016
Publication Title
Perspectives in Psychiatric Care
ISSN
00315990
E-ISSN
17446163
Volume
52
Issue
1
First Page
68
Last Page
78
DOI
10.1111/ppc.12101
PubMed ID
25624142
Recommended Citation
Stiles, Brandie Marie; Fish, Anne F.; Cook, Cynthia A.; and Silva, Victor, "Bath Salt-Induced Psychosis: Nursing Assessment, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Outcomes" (2016). Nursing Faculty Works. 20.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/ppc.12101
Available at:
https://irl.umsl.edu/nursing-faculty/20