Corticosteroid-induced delirium and dependency.
A case of a patient with chronic lung disease who developed an addiction pattern of corticosteroid dependency is described in which steroid-induced delirium also developed. The rare phenomenon of corticosteroid dependency is discussed as well as the phenomenology and possible mechanisms of steroid-induced delirium.
Stoudemire
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Section of Psychiatry, Emory Clinic, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
Anfinson
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Edwards
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D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003693:Delirium / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005059:Euphoria / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008257:Machiavellianism; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011241:Prednisone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology
D011241:Prednisone