Case Report: Psychosis in an adolescent with sickle cell disease
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Anxiety and depression are well documented complications of adjustment in sickle cell disease (SCD), but psychosis as a direct complication of or adjustment in SCD is uncommon. This article reports a case of psychosis in an adolescent with SCD. It advocates for f...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2007-07-01
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| Series: | Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health |
| Online Access: | http://www.capmh.com/content/1/1/6 |
| Summary: | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Anxiety and depression are well documented complications of adjustment in sickle cell disease (SCD), but psychosis as a direct complication of or adjustment in SCD is uncommon. This article reports a case of psychosis in an adolescent with SCD. It advocates for further study on the relationship between psychosis and brain tissue silent-infarcts in these patients and the urge for alertness on the part of health care professionals regarding a holistic approach to the management of these children and adolescents with SCD.</p> |
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| ISSN: | 1753-2000 |