Steroid Kullanımına İkincil Gelişmiş Bir Psikoz Olgusu
Ahmet Coşkun, Haluk A. Savaş, Defne T. Tamar, Oğuz Arkonaç
Article No:
1
Article Type :
Research
In this article a psychosis of a 53 years old age male patient which is developed secondarily to steroid usage. He was admitted to the hospital with symptoms and signs such as "personality change", insomnia, talking himself, verbal and physical agression, auditoly and visual hallusinations, persecutory and grandiosty delusions. He used steroid medication (Dexamethasone) for "weight gaining" approxirnately for 10 years, although there wasn't any physician advice. 6 months ago he stoped taking steroid medication. Then, 2 months later his psyhiatric problems have been started. "Substance psychotic disorder" diagnosed. The disorder has responded to neuroleptic medication in a short time.
Keywords :
Steroid, substance-related psychosis, treatment
Dusunen Adam : The Journal of Psychiatry and Neurological Sciences :
1995;8:4-6
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