Phenelzine treatment of elective mutism: a case report.
A 7-year-old girl with a 2-year history of elective mutism was successfully treated with phenelzine. The only side effects of treatment were mild constipation and weight gain. Talkativeness as a dopaminergic behavioral effect of phenelzine is described. On the basis of the case report and the literature, the authors raise nosologic questions concerning elective mutism and social phobia.
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D003248:Constipation / Q000139:chemically induced; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009155:Mutism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D010624:Phenelzine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D015430:Weight Gain
D010624:Phenelzine