Steroid-induced depressive psychosis responsive to electroconvulsive therapy.
We report the case of a 15-year-old girl with acute lymphoblastic leukemia who developed a severe steroid-induced depression, which was rapidly responsive to ECT. This report adds to the growing body of literature supporting ECT as a safe and effective treatment of affective and psychotic disorders in children.
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Department of Psychiatry, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.
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D000293:Adolescent; D018687:Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000628:therapy*; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy; D005260:Female; D005473:Fluoxetine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology; D011605:Psychoses, Substance-Induced / Q000628:therapy*; D013256:Steroids / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013406:Suicide, Attempted
D018687:Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation; D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal; D013256:Steroids; D005473:Fluoxetine; D003907:Dexamethasone