title: Neuropsychiatric symptom assessments in toxic exposure.
abstract: The goal of this review is to provide guidelines for evaluating psychiatric and mood changes that result from neurotoxicity. Mood changes that are often seen to varying degrees in neurotoxicity include increased anxiety, depression, irritability, impulsiveness, and psychosis. Some common agents that induce neurotoxicity include drugs, heavy metals, and organophosphates with presentations varying somewhat depending upon the mechanism of toxicity. The authors discuss in detail psychiatric assessment for patients with suspected of having neurotoxicologic syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Neuropsychology Section, Department of Neurology, University of Kentucky, 740 South Limestone Street, Suite L445, Lexington, KY 40536-0284, USA.
authors.forename: Lisa H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Mason
authors.forename: Melissa J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Mathews
authors.forename: Dong Y
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Han
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000633:toxicity*; D010755:Organophosphates / Q000633:toxicity*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000633:toxicity*; D057566:Self Report; D063189:Symptom Assessment / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology*
chemical_list: D019216:Metals, Heavy; D010755:Organophosphates; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs