Relapse of panic disorder induced by a single intravenous methamphetamine injection.
The authors reports a case of a 33-year-old woman who had a relapse and worsening of panic disorder following a single injection of methamphetamine after a long period of remission. Her first panic attack had occurred when she was a 14-year-old high school student, but the course had persisted only for 1 month. Soon after an intravenous injection of methamphetamine, she had a relapse of panic disorder, and depression and agoraphobia developed. Psychotropic medication was not fully effective.
Iwanami
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Department of Psychiatry, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Kuwakado
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Otsubo
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Ishono
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Kamijima
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D000328:Adult; D000379:Agoraphobia / Q000139:chemically induced; D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000139:chemically induced; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008694:Methamphetamine; D016584:Panic Disorder / Q000139:chemically induced*; D012008:Recurrence; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications*
D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants; D008694:Methamphetamine