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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doaj-686c1701581c42369e3a1bc193f0543e2020-11-24T23:58:14ZengBMCChild and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health1753-20002007-07-0111610.1186/1753-2000-1-6Case Report: Psychosis in an adolescent with sickle cell diseaseBakare Muideen<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> http://www.capmh.com/content/1/1/6 |
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<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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