Citation

Fisch RZ, Lahad A. Isr. J. Psychiatry Relat. Sci. 1991; 28(1): 41-43.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1991, Israel Psychiatric Association, Publisher Israel Science Publishers)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1860779

Abstract

The authors present a case study of a mentally healthy man who repeatedly experienced short-lived, obsessional-like suicidal ideas and images after ingestion of the anti-fungal drug ketoconazole. Ego-alien, suicidal ideas are an extremely rare form of adverse drug reaction. This is probably the first report of drug-induced ego-dystonic, mood incongruent suicidal ideas appearing in a fully conscious, healthy individual.

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