Treatment Complexities of a Young Woman Suffering Psychosis and Pituitary Adenoma
Author(s) -
Maxine Sigman,
Kate Drury
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
case reports in psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.17
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 2090-682X
pISSN - 2090-6838
DOI - 10.1155/2011/246820
Subject(s) - medicine , presentation (obstetrics) , psychosis , pituitary adenoma , psychiatry , case presentation , adenoma , prolactin , pediatrics , general surgery , surgery , hormone
This paper is a clinical description of the presentation, therapy, and pharmacological management of a 28-year-old woman who had nine admissions to a psychiatry ward, the last four within one year. It became clear that the treatments, which the patient had received concurrently for ten years for a pituitary adenoma and for psychotic symptoms, were counteractive. The case highlights the importance of the role of prolactin in psychosis and of an interdisciplinary team approach when patients present with complex symptoms.
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