A patient with coexisting narcolepsy and morbid jealousy showing favourable response to fluoxetine.
A 37 year old Chinese man suffered from coexisting narcolepsy and morbid jealousy which were precipitated by head injury 5 years previously. Fluoxetine 20 mg/day reduced his narcoleptic symptoms and morbid jealousy but not his sleepiness. On defaulting treatment, the patient's symptoms and marital problem recurred. A common central serotonin disturbance might be involved in mediating the sleep disorder and associated psychopathology.
Wing
Y K
YK
Department of Psychiatry, Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin.
Lee
S
S
Chiu
H F
HF
Ho
C K
CK
Chen
C N
CN
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications*; D005473:Fluoxetine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007578:Jealousy; D008297:Male; D009290:Narcolepsy / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D010349:Patient Compliance
D005473:Fluoxetine