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Case Reports
. 2016 Jun;41(6):381-4.

Homicidality and Psychosis Caused by an Over-the-Counter Performance-Enhancing Supplement Containing Dendrobium Extract and L-Dopa

Alexandra Flynn, Jana Lincoln, Michael Burke
Case Reports

Homicidality and Psychosis Caused by an Over-the-Counter Performance-Enhancing Supplement Containing Dendrobium Extract and L-Dopa

Alexandra Flynn et al. P T. 2016 Jun.

Abstract

The authors examine the role that unregulated dietary supplements may have had in a young man who presented with psychotic and homicidal ideations.

Keywords: L-dopa; anabolic steroids; bodybuilding; dendrobium; homicidality; human growth hormone; muscle mass; over-the-counter supplements; performance-enhancing supplements; psychosis.

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