Insomnia treatment by Olanzapine. Is sleep state misperception a psychotic disorder?
Neurosciences. 2010; 15 (2): 110-112
in English
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| ID: emr-125533
ABSTRACT
Offering a new perspective on sleep state misperception, we discuss a patient who presented with sleep state misperception and was ultimately diagnosed with delusional disorder. A 60- year -old woman with chief complaints of insomnia, agitation, and suicidal ideation, was admitted to an inpatient psychiatric ward. Based on information from her family and a mental state examination, her primary diagnosis was sleep state misperception. She was treated with Trazodone. Because she was unresponsive to the treatment, a full psychiatric evaluation and wrist actigraphy report were undertaken, resulting in a revised diagnosis of delusional disorder. She was started on Olanzapine and, after 6 weeks was discharged with good improvement. Sleep state misperception might be considered not just as a sleep disorder, but also as a psychiatric disorder with psychotic symptoms. Further research is recommended
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Psychotic Disorders
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Antipsychotic Agents
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Benzodiazepines
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Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders
Type of study:
Case report
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Neurosciences
Year:
2010
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