A case of mania induced by hypericum.
We report a case of mania induced by high doses of Hypericum perforatum in a 28-year-old depressed woman with no past history of mania or hypomania and no concomitant use of antidepressants.
Fahmi
Magdi
M
Professorial Unit, Melbourne Clinic, 130 Church Street, Richmond, Vic. 3121, Australia. magdi_eman@bigpond.com
Huang
Chia
C
Schweitzer
Isaac
I
D000328:Adult; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000139:chemically induced*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020902:Hypericum / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008517:Phytotherapy / Q000379:methods*