Case Report: Mixed Mania - Apparent Induction in an Adolescent by a Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor Antidepressant (SSRI)

Abstract

A case is described of mixed mania in a 15-year-old boy, possibly induced by the use of a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI). A potentially dangerous, suicidal mental state was treated with ECT. The implications of the recognition and treatment of adolescent onset bipolar disorder is discussed.

Keywords

electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)mixed mania adolescents

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