Citation

Jauhar S, Ritchie S. Adv. Psychiatr. Treat. 2010; 16(3): 168-175.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Royal College of Psychiatrists)

DOI

10.1192/apt.bp.107.005371

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Patients with Huntington's disease can be a challenge to psychiatrists and to psychiatric services. We present a patient whose case history illustrates this and underlines the need for prompt and adequate treatment of psychiatric problems in this population. We discuss the psychiatric and behavioural manifestations of the illness, the treatments available and the role of psychiatric services in providing care for people with Huntington's disease.

Language: en

Keywords

human; suicide; dementia; depression; psychosis; article; mental disease; disease association; behavior disorder; hospital admission; citalopram; clinical feature; cognitive defect; automutilation; family history; borderline state; risperidone; mania; neurologic examination; Huntington chorea