Related Experiment Videos
Caffeine and its effect on persons with mental disorders
1School of Nursing, University of Louisville, KY 40202, USA.
Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
|April 1, 1996
Abstract:
Whereas caffeine is widely accepted for use in society, it can be physically and psychologically harmful, especially to those with a mental illness. The effects of caffeine on specific mental illnesses and the medications used to treat them will be discussed. A review of addiction to caffeine and withdrawal from caffeine will also be presented. An assessment tool used to determine potential caffeine abuse is provided.