A CASE REPORT OF GASOLINE SNIFFING

ROBERT V. EDWARDSAuthors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 117, Number 6

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.117.6.555

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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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American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 117 • Number 6 • December 1960

Pages: 555 - 557

PubMed: 13725820

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Published in print: December 1960

Published online: 1 April 2006

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ROBERT V. EDWARDS

Northwestern Mental Health Center, Crookston, Minn.

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A CASE REPORT OF GASOLINE SNIFFING

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