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Phencyclidine Intoxication
Symptoms and DSM-IV Diagnosis
Phencyclidine Intoxication
Symptoms and Diagnosis Overview:
 Phencyclidine intoxication
symptoms and diagnostic
criteria follow below. While some of these
Phencyclidine intoxication
symptoms may be
recognized by family, teachers, legal and medical professionals, and
others, only properly trained mental health professionals (psychologists,
psychiatrists, professional counselors etc.) can or should even attempt to make
a mental health diagnosis. Many additional factors are considered in addition to
the
Phencyclidine intoxication
symptoms in making proper diagnosis, including frequently medical and
psychological testing consideration. This information on
Phencyclidine intoxication
symptoms and diagnostic criteria are for information purposes only and should
never replace the judgment and comprehensive assessment of a trained mental
health clinician.
Phencyclidine Intoxication Diagnostic criteria:
Diagnostic
criteria for 292.89 Phencyclidine Intoxication
A.
Recent use of
phencyclidine (or related substance).
B.
Clinically significant
maladaptive behavioral changes (e.g., belligerence, assaultiveness,
impulsiveness, unpredictability, psychomotor agitation, impaired judgment, or
impaired social or occupational functioning) that developed during, or shortly
after, phencyclidine use.
C.
Within an hour (less
when smoked, “snorted,” or used intravenously), two (or more) of the following
signs:
(1)
vertical or horizontal
nystagmus
(2)
hypertension or
tachycardia
(3)
numbness or diminished
responsiveness to pain
(4)
ataxia
(5)
dysarthria
(6)
muscle rigidity
(7)
seizures or coma
(8)
hyperacusis
D.
The
symptoms are not due to a general medical condition and are not better accounted
for by another mental disorder.
Specify if:
With
Perceptual Disturbances
Information
adapted from the
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM-IV
Additional
Information and webpage by
Paul Susic
MA
Licensed Psychologist Ph.D. Candidate
(Health and Geriatric Psychologist)
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