American Journal of Psychiatry · 1960 · 29 citations · 1 references
MedicinePsychiatryPsychologyAbnormal PsychologyChild PsychiatryNeuropsychologyClinical Manifestations Of IntoxicationPsychotic DisordersSubstance IntoxicationSubstance-related Neuropsychiatric DisordersPerceptual Hallucination
In comparing the 4 cases, it is apparent that gasoline sniffing over a prolonged period need not necessarily produce serious organic damage. Pleasant hallucinations appear to be a reward for sniffing gasoline. In two cases, a feeling of omnipotence and omniscience was clearly reported to be an important effect of gasoline sniffing. Gasoline sniffing may tend to occur in a child with the psychodynamics of a manic.
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