title: Duloxetine for childhood depression with pain and dissociative symptoms.
abstract: Over two thirds of people suffering from depression complain of pain with or without reporting psychological symptoms. Physical symptoms are more prevalent among the women, the elderly, the poor, and in children population. Successful treatment of depression in children complicated by pain symptoms constitutes a great clinical challenge. Duloxetine has already emerged as a safe and effective treatment option for adult depressed patients with painful physical symptoms. However, no data exist in literature which suggests use of duloxetine in childhood and adolescent population for the same clinical indication. We report a case documenting successful use of duloxetine in a depressed girl child who also had severe pain and dissociative symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Central Institute of Psychiatry, Kanke (PO) Ranchi 834006, Jharkhand, India. pushpalds@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Pushpal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Desarkar
authors.forename: Anindya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: Vinod K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Sinha
mesh_terms: D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001569:Benzodiazepines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D004213:Dissociative Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D000068736:Duloxetine Hydrochloride; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D000077152:Olanzapine; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D013876:Thiophenes / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D013876:Thiophenes; D001569:Benzodiazepines; D000068736:Duloxetine Hydrochloride; D000077152:Olanzapine