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Bath Salt‐Induced Psychosis: Nursing Assessment, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Outcomes
Author(s) -
Stiles Brandie Marie,
Fish Anne F.,
Cook Cynthia A.,
Silva Victor
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
perspectives in psychiatric care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6163
pISSN - 0031-5990
DOI - 10.1111/ppc.12101
Subject(s) - psychosis , medicine , psychiatry , health care , salt lake , nursing , paleontology , structural basin , economics , biology , economic growth
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.