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Serotonin Syndrome: A Case of Fatal SSRI/MAOI Interaction
Author(s) -
Keltner Norm
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
perspectives in psychiatric care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6163
pISSN - 0031-5990
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6163.1994.tb00446.x
Subject(s) - serotonin syndrome , serotonin , psychology , medicine , psychiatry , serotonergic , receptor
The author discusses a relatively new syndrome in which toxic hyperserotonergic states can result from the interaction of different classes of antidepressant drugs. He also distinguishes between this “serotonin syndrome” and neuroleptic malignant syndrome. Using case examples, he demonstrates the potential lethality of SS.