Guidelines for the medical management of patients with methamphetamine-induced psychosis

McIver Cassandra; Catherine McGregor; Michael Baigent; David Spain; David Newcombe; Robert Ali; Guidelines Development Working Party

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Guidelines for the medical management of patients with methamphetamine-induced psychosis

McIver Cassandra, Catherine McGregor, Michael Baigent, David Spain, David Newcombe, Robert Ali and Guidelines Development Working Party

Drug and Alcohol Services South Australia

2006

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Abstract

Addiction

Methamphetamine

Psychosis

treatment

These guidelines for the management of patients with methamphetamine-induced psychosis have been prepared to aid emergency, general, medical and psychiatric staff in the treatment of these patients in the emergency setting. These guidelines have been developed in consultation with and guidance from experts from the fields of drug and alcohol treatment, emergency medicine and psychiatry. They are based on the national and international literature and on clinical experience with methamphetamine-induced psychosis patients in Australia. The lack of evidence based guidelines for the management of methamphetamine-induced psychosis was the major impetus to the development of these guidelines. Given this, much of the evidencebase for these guidelines is drawn from the literature addressing other psychotic conditions, particularly schizophrenia. These guidelines are structured to provide an overview of the current literature on methamphetamine psychosis, followed by suggested treatment guidelines for acute presentations of methamphetamine psychosis. An abbreviated version of the guidelines is also provided.

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Title: Guidelines for the medical management of patients with methamphetamine-induced psychosis
Authors: McIver Cassandra - Drug and Alcohol Services South Australia
Catherine McGregor - Drug and Alcohol Services South Australia
Michael Baigent (Author) - Drug and Alcohol Services South Australia
David Spain
David Newcombe (Author) - Drug and Alcohol Services South Australia
Robert Ali - Drug and Alcohol Services South Australia
Guidelines Development Working Party (Author)
Publication details: 26 pages
Publisher: Drug and Alcohol Services South Australia
Date published: 2006
ISBN: 9780980313015
Organisation Unit: School of Health - Psychology
Language: English
Record Identifier: 991201647802621
Output Type: Working paper

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