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Monosymptomatic hypochondriacal psychosis treated with paroxetine: a case report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

J Justin Brophy
J Justin Brophy*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University College Hospital, Galway, Co. Galway, Ireland
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Abstract

A case of Monosymptomatic hypochondriacal psychosis responding to paroxetine is described. Conventional treatments had failed.

Keywords

Monosymptomatic hypochondriacal psychosisTreatmentParoxetine.
Type
Clinical and Brief Reports
Information
Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine , Volume 11 , Issue 1 , March 1994 , pp. 21 - 22
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1994

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