A male case of monosymptomatic hypochondriacal psychosis responding to olanzapine: a case report.
We report the case of a 62-year-old man with monosymptomatic hypochondriacal psychosis who failed to respond to paroxetine treatment. Olanzapine addition brought about dramatic improvement in the patient's condition and thereafter paroxetine withdrawal further eliminated his psychosis. These findings suggest that olanzapine itself may be effective for the treatment of monosymptomatic hypochondriacal psychosis. Further controlled studies are required, but this is the first report describing an olanzapine effect in a male patient with monosymptomatic hypochondriacal psychosis.
Ikenouchi
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Terao
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Nakamura
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D001569:Benzodiazepines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D006998:Hypochondriasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D000077152:Olanzapine; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D001569:Benzodiazepines; D000077152:Olanzapine; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors