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Homicide and Associated Steroid Acute Psychosis : A Case Report
Joint Authors
Airagnes, G.
Garre, J.-B.
Rouge-Maillart, C.
Gohier, B.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-11-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We report the case of an old man treated with methylprednisolone for chronic lymphoid leukemia.
After two months of treatment, he declared an acute steroid psychosis and beat his wife to death.
Steroids were stopped and the psychotic symptoms subsided, but his condition declined very quickly.
The clinical course was complicated by a major depressive disorder with suicidal ideas, due to the steroid stoppage, the leukemia progressed, and by a sudden onset of a fatal pulmonary embolism.
This clinical case highlights the importance of early detection of steroid psychosis and proposes, should treatment not be stopped, a strategy of dose reduction combined with a mood stabilizer or antipsychotic treatment.
In addition have been revised the risks of the adverse psychiatric effects of steroids.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Airagnes, G.& Rouge-Maillart, C.& Garre, J.-B.& Gohier, B.. 2011. Homicide and Associated Steroid Acute Psychosis : A Case Report. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Airagnes, G.…[et al.]. Homicide and Associated Steroid Acute Psychosis : A Case Report. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Airagnes, G.& Rouge-Maillart, C.& Garre, J.-B.& Gohier, B.. Homicide and Associated Steroid Acute Psychosis : A Case Report. Case Reports in Medicine. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-481140
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-481140