Table 1

Case Reports of Caffeine-Induced Mania and Psychosis

AuthorSexAge, yClinical PresentationCaffeinated BeverageEstimated Daily Caffeine Intake, mgPreexisting Psychiatric Diagnosis
Quadri et al9Female17ManiaEnergy drinks600 × 1 weekNone
Krankl and Gitlin10Female69ManiaCoffee/cola840None
Cruzado et al11Female31ManiaEnergy drinks1,000–1,810None
Ogawa and Ueki12Male43ManiaCoffee660–1,320None
Kunitake et al13Male54ManiaCoffee1,300–2,000Bipolar spectrum
Machado-Vieira et al14Male36ManiaEnergy drinks300–400Bipolar spectrum
Tondo and Rudas15Female50ManiaEspresso900–1,500Bipolar spectrum
Hernandez-Huerta et al16Male18PsychosisEnergy drinks480None
Govil17Male35PsychosisSource unclear1,600None
Görgülü et al18Male21PsychosisEnergy drinksUnknownNone
Hedges et al19Male47PsychosisCoffee“High intake”None
Shaul et al20Female18PsychosisDiuretic/caffeine pill4,800Anorexia nervosa, no history of psychosis
Peng et al21Male49PsychosisCoffee600Schizophrenia
Menkes22Male27PsychosisCoffee, energy drinks600–1,305Schizophrenia
Cerimele et al23Male43PsychosisEnergy drinks1,280–1,600Schizophrenia
Tibrewal and Dhillon24Male52PsychosisCoffee960–5,000Schizophrenia
Lucas et al2512 male, 1 female18–36Psychosis (exacerbation)Intravenous; double-blind placebo, controlled10 mg/kgSchizophrenia