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Management of Antidepressant-coincident Manic Episodea in a Nine-year-old Child Presenting with Obsessive-compulsive and Related Disorders: A Case Report

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Obsessive-compulsive and related disorders are less prevalent among children, and the recommended treatment involves high doses of antidepressants along with non-pharmacological management. Existing evidence suggests that the risk of inducing mania with antidepressants is comparatively high in children and adolescents aged 14 years and younger. Here, we discuss a case of a 9-year-old girl diagnosed with trichotillomania, obsessive-compulsive disorder, excoriation disorder, and onychophagia who developed a manic episode after starting escitalopram and was later managed on aripiprazole.

Source: Journal of Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health

DOI: 10.1177/09731342251379199

Authors: Pinki Sevda, Surendra Singh Rajpurohit, Navratan Suthar, Charul Gupta, Deepika Biyyala, Sanyam Tyagi

Institutions: All India Institute of Medical Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Lady Hardinge Medical College

Language: English

Topic: Bipolar Disorder and Treatment

Subfield: Psychiatry and Mental health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

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