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Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
Volume 108 Issue 1 Page 70  - July 2003
doi:10.1034/j.1600-0447.2003.00080.x
 
Case report
Sertraline-induced hypomania: a genuine side-effect
D. N. Mendhekar, D. Gupta, V. Girotra

Objective: Antidepressants including selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)-associated mania or hypomania has been well documented in the literature but these patients with switch have either mood disorders or various risk factors for bipolar disorder. This case report examines SSRI-induced hypomania in a patient with dissociative disorder and highlights hypomania as a genuine side-effect of sertraline rather than a switch.

Method: A 23-year-old female patient with dissociative disorder has been described.

Results: Hypomanic symptoms emerged during treatment with sertraline at the dose of 50 mg/day after 3-4 days of initiation of therapy and had complete recovery within 7 days after stopping sertraline.

Conclusion: In the absence of risk factors for manic switch, sertraline-induced hypomania may be a true side-effect of drug.

 
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D. N. Mendhekar
D. Gupta
V. Girotra
selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
sertraline
antidepressant-induced hypomania


Accepted for publication December 16, 2002

Department of Psychiatry, G.B. Pant Hospital, New Delhi, India

Dr Deepak Gupta, E-43, Greater Kailash-II, New Delhi-110048, India
E-mail: deegupta_2000@yahoo.com
To cite this article
Mendhekar, D. N., Gupta, D. & Girotra, V. (2003)
Sertraline-induced hypomania: a genuine side-effect.
Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica 108 (1), 70-72.
doi: 10.1034/
j.1600-0447.2003.00080.x