Abstract

CARLOS ALBA, Juan; URIBE, Miguel; GUTIERREZ, Eduardo  and  TORRES, Néstor. Case Report: Mixed Mood Disorder with Psychotic Symptoms Associated to Sibutramine. rev.colomb.psiquiatr. [online]. 2006, vol.35, n.1, pp.108-114. ISSN 0034-7450.

Objectives: Describe a case of Mood Disorder in relation to the use of Sibutramine. Methods: Case Report. Results: A 28 year-old patient who shows the first episode of mania with psychotic features, with later association of depressive symptoms possibly induced by the administration of Sibutramine. Conclusions: Sibutramine can be related with the development of affective and psychotic symptoms in a vulnerable patient. The evaluation of the mental state and history is recommended before its prescription.

Keywords : Sibutramine; depression; psychotic disorder; mood disorder.

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