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International Journal of Clinical Case Studies Volume 1 (2015), Article ID 1:IJCCS-103, 3 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2455-2356/2015/103
Case Report
Psychosis Requiring Hospitalization in an Adult ADHD Patient on a Therapeutic Stimulant: A Case Report and Review of Treatment Alternatives

Mary Gable1* and Dwayne Depry2

1Psychiatry Department, UCSF Fresno, 155 North Fresno Street, Fresno CA 93701,United States
2Chief of Inpatient Psychiatry, VA Central California Health Care System, 2615 E Clinton Ave, Fresno, CA 93703, United States
Dr. Mary Gable, Psychiatry Department, UCSF Fresno, 155 North Fresno Street, Fresno CA 93701,United States; E-mail: mgable@fresno.ucsf.edu
10 March 2015; 30 March 2015; 01 April 2015
Gable M, Depry D (2015) Psychosis Requiring Hospitalization in an Adult ADHD Patient on a Therapeutic Stimulant: A Case Report and Review of Treatment Alternatives. Int J Clin Case Stud 1: 103. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2455-2356/2015/103

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