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Coprolalia vocal tics and depressive illness: A case report
Author(s) -
Byrne E. Jane
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
international journal of geriatric psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.28
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1099-1166
pISSN - 0885-6230
DOI - 10.1002/gps.930040113
Subject(s) - depression (economics) , tricyclic , psychology , antidepressant , tics , psychiatry , psychotherapist , psychoanalysis , medicine , anxiety , economics , pharmacology , macroeconomics
Coprolalia arising for the first time in late life is an uncommon condition. This case report describes coprolalia in association with major depression in an elderly woman, whose symptoms were improved by a combination of tricyclic antidepressant and lithium.