Apathy syndrome in a patient previously treated with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors for depression

Autor: Hye-Geum Kim, Bon-Hoon Koo, Seung Woo Lee, Eun-Jin Cheon
Jazyk: English<br />Korean
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine, Vol 36, Iss 3, Pp 249-253 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2384-0293
19813171
DOI: 10.12701/yujm.2019.00150
Popis: There is considerable overlap in the clinical presentations of apathy and depression. However, differential diagnosis between apathy and other psychiatric conditions, including depression and dementia, is important. In this report, we present the case of a 67-year-old woman with a history of receiving selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) treatment for depression. Differential diagnosis between treatment-resistant depression and SSRI-induced apathy syndrome was required. The symptoms of her apathy syndrome were relieved after the discontinuation of SSRIs and the addition of olanzapine, methylphenidate, and modafinil. Furthermore, we briefly review related literature in this article.
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