Sensory deprivation leading to late onset psychosis
Sensory deprivation is understood as diminution or absence of perceptual experiences to the usual external stimuli. Sensory deprivation in elderly is reported to be associated with depression, anxiety, psychosis, dementia, etc. In this report, we present the case of an 84-year- elderly man who devel...
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| author | Swapnajeet Sahoo Pradyumna Sandeep Grover |
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| description | Sensory deprivation is understood as diminution or absence of perceptual experiences to the usual external stimuli. Sensory deprivation in elderly is reported to be associated with depression, anxiety, psychosis, dementia, etc. In this report, we present the case of an 84-year- elderly man who developed auditory hallucination and after 1 year of onset of hearing difficulties. He was managed with quetiapine, with which he showed significant improvement. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-172652abfc274f47ac6cadc89ca0ec112022-12-22T02:50:18ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Geriatric Mental Health2348-99952395-33222016-01-013216817110.4103/2348-9995.195676Sensory deprivation leading to late onset psychosisSwapnajeet SahooPradyumnaSandeep GroverSensory deprivation is understood as diminution or absence of perceptual experiences to the usual external stimuli. Sensory deprivation in elderly is reported to be associated with depression, anxiety, psychosis, dementia, etc. In this report, we present the case of an 84-year- elderly man who developed auditory hallucination and after 1 year of onset of hearing difficulties. He was managed with quetiapine, with which he showed significant improvement.http://www.jgmh.org/article.asp?issn=2348-9995;year=2016;volume=3;issue=2;spage=168;epage=171;aulast=SahooAuditory hallucinationshearing impairmentsensory deprivation |
| spellingShingle | Swapnajeet Sahoo Pradyumna Sandeep Grover Sensory deprivation leading to late onset psychosis Journal of Geriatric Mental Health Auditory hallucinations hearing impairment sensory deprivation |
| title | Sensory deprivation leading to late onset psychosis |
| title_full | Sensory deprivation leading to late onset psychosis |
| title_fullStr | Sensory deprivation leading to late onset psychosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sensory deprivation leading to late onset psychosis |
| title_short | Sensory deprivation leading to late onset psychosis |
| title_sort | sensory deprivation leading to late onset psychosis |
| topic | Auditory hallucinations hearing impairment sensory deprivation |
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