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Paroxetine induced mania in pre-adolescence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

Louise Sharkey
Affiliation:
North Eastern Health Board, Ireland
Ann O'Donovan
Affiliation:
Lucena Clinic, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, Ireland

Abstract

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor induced mania has been described in adults, and more recently in adolescents. To the authors' knowledge a case in pre-adolescents has not yet been published in the literature. The authors would like to report two cases of SSRI-induced mania. Both cases were pre-adolescent girls, A and B, who had a DSM-IV diagnosis of panic disorder, and were treated with paroxetine.

Type
Case report
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2004

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