Persistent paranoid delusions following the September 11 terrorist attacks in a man with no pre-existing mental illness

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 303-305

  Reeves, Roy R ^a,b   Beddingfield, John J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Delusional disorder; Mental health; Psychosis; Terrorism

Indexed keywords

QUETIAPINE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PARANOIA; PATHOGENESIS; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; TERRORISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANXIETY; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SCHIZOPHRENIA, PARANOID; SEPTEMBER 11 TERRORIST ATTACKS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33645104847     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.smj.0000202694.12190.c1     Document Type: Article

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