Antidepressant discontinuation syndrome-a case report
Antidepressant discontinuation syndrome (ADDS) is often an under-recognised cause of multiple unpleasant symptoms upon stopping antidepressant. It requires a high index of suspicion to not miss this elusive diagnosis. This case will look at a common scenario of a nursing home resident forgetting to...
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2021
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| author | Devaraj, Navin Kumar Abdul Rashid, Aneesa Abang Abdullah, Khadijah Hassanah Abdul Manap, Abdul Hadi |
| author_facet | Devaraj, Navin Kumar Abdul Rashid, Aneesa Abang Abdullah, Khadijah Hassanah Abdul Manap, Abdul Hadi |
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| description | Antidepressant discontinuation syndrome (ADDS) is often an under-recognised cause of multiple unpleasant symptoms upon stopping antidepressant. It requires a high index of suspicion to not miss this elusive diagnosis. This case will look at a common scenario of a nursing home resident forgetting to refill his antidepressant prescription which lead to the above syndrome. This will lead to discussion on how to treat this syndrome and subsequently allow the patient to carry on their daily life. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-959052023-03-27T03:53:14Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/95905/ Antidepressant discontinuation syndrome-a case report Devaraj, Navin Kumar Abdul Rashid, Aneesa Abang Abdullah, Khadijah Hassanah Abdul Manap, Abdul Hadi Antidepressant discontinuation syndrome (ADDS) is often an under-recognised cause of multiple unpleasant symptoms upon stopping antidepressant. It requires a high index of suspicion to not miss this elusive diagnosis. This case will look at a common scenario of a nursing home resident forgetting to refill his antidepressant prescription which lead to the above syndrome. This will lead to discussion on how to treat this syndrome and subsequently allow the patient to carry on their daily life. University of Malta 2021 Article PeerReviewed Devaraj, Navin Kumar and Abdul Rashid, Aneesa and Abang Abdullah, Khadijah Hassanah and Abdul Manap, Abdul Hadi (2021) Antidepressant discontinuation syndrome-a case report. Malta Medical Journal, 33 (1). 116 - 120. ISSN 1813-3339 https://www.mmsjournals.org/index.php/mmj/article/view/366 |
| spellingShingle | Devaraj, Navin Kumar Abdul Rashid, Aneesa Abang Abdullah, Khadijah Hassanah Abdul Manap, Abdul Hadi Antidepressant discontinuation syndrome-a case report |
| title | Antidepressant discontinuation syndrome-a case report |
| title_full | Antidepressant discontinuation syndrome-a case report |
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| title_short | Antidepressant discontinuation syndrome-a case report |
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