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- Title
A Double Whammy: Psychosis and Huntington Disease.
- Authors
Capote, Horacio A.; Miller, Nicole E.
- Abstract
The article describes the case of a 33-year-old man with psychosis and Huntington disease, highlighting the complicated nature of neuropsychiatric practice. The patient had history of polysubstance abuse and mood disorder. He was treated with deutetrabenazine, pimavanserin, and lamotrigine. It also mentions treatment utilizing the biopsychosocial model including 12-step programs and addiction counseling.
- Subjects
DRUG therapy for psychoses; HUNTINGTON'S chorea diagnosis; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HALLUCINATIONS; HUNTINGTON disease; NEURORADIOLOGY; PSYCHOSES; SLEEP apnea syndromes; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; TREATMENT effectiveness; DULOXETINE; HYDROXYZINE (Drug); ARIPIPRAZOLE; ADULTS
- Publication
Psychiatric Times, 2020, Vol 37, Issue 8, p44
- ISSN
0893-2905
- Publication type
Case Study