Perimenstrual psychosis among female adolescents: Two case reports and an update of the literature

International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 169-179

  Stein, Daniel ^b   Blumensohn, Rachel ^c   Witztum, Eliezer ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Adolescence; Affective disorder; Hormonal agents; Menstruation; Psychosis

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; ESTROGEN; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS GESTODENE; LORAZEPAM; PENFLURIDOL; PERPHENAZINE; PROGESTERONE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANOVULATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRYING; DISEASE COURSE; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MENARCHE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PERIMENSTRUAL PSYCHOSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PSYCHOMOTOR RETARDATION; PSYCHOSIS; REMISSION; SLEEP DISORDER; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG TOLERANCE; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; PROGESTERONE; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0141856582     PISSN: 00912174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/6E0C-52XC-GGWQ-DPU4     Document Type: Article

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