Disulfiram Induced Psychosis
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Disulfiram Induced Psychosis
Disulfiram is the commonly prescribed drug for the treatment of alcohol dependence. It's major metabolite (diethyldithiocarbamate) is an inhibitor of dopamine-betahydroxylase, an enzyme that catalyzes the metabolism of dopamine to norepinephrine resulting in psychosis. We recommend that disulfiram should be used at the lowest effective dose, possibly 250 mg daily and caution should be taken whi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1738-1088,2093-4327
DOI: 10.9758/cpn.2017.15.1.68