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glmedicine · Credits: 336 My Scrapbook

. An elderly house wife lost her husband who died suddenly of Myocardial infarction couple of years ago. They had been staying alone for almost a decade with infrequent visits from her son and grandchildren. About a week after the death she heard his voice clearly talking to her as he would in a routine manner from the next room. She went to check but saw nothing. Subsequently she often heard his voice conversing with her and she would also discuss her daily matters with him. This however, provoked anxiety and sadness of mood where she was preoccupied with his thought. She should be treated with:
1. Clomipramine.
2. Alprazolam.
3. Electroconvulsive therapy.
4. Haloperidol.

anwer is given in [no ads please] as option 4 . BUT answer should be 1CLOMIPRAMINE ANY SOLLID INFORMATION REGADING THIS

Guest · Credits: 78865 My Scrapbook My Reading List 262569 Books

dont try to diagnose a disease. she is simply having psychosis and haloperidol is drug of choice

jayanta · Credits: 36003 My Scrapbook My Reading List 45 Books

I AGREE.IT IS HALOPERIDOL.

Rueeta · Credits: 5561 My Scrapbook My Reading List 61 Books

it is haloperidol if she's been given pharmacotherapy. otherwise psychotherapy is useful as she appears to have insight

psyavi · Credits: 704 My Scrapbook

Yeh Definately Haloperidol is the Treat ment. Clomipramine is a Anti depressent.. Well I get a doubt here Tough... The above person will be diagnosed to have Physchosis or Neurosis???

blue_mars · Credits: 32143 My Scrapbook My Reading List 3 Books

I am wondering whether she developed “pathological grief”. In that case, clomipramine would be the choice.

blue_mars · Credits: 32143 My Scrapbook My Reading List 3 Books

because it is very rare to develop "psychosis"at that age(also there is no past Hx of mental illness).she will fit in to grief reaction(pathological or normal).

razrsharp · Credits: 634 My Scrapbook

this is complicated grief reaction where in addition to grief it's symptoms are complicated by psycho or neuro illness. T/t is according to presenting symptoms ; in this case being psychosis . Hence haloperidol is the right choice.

parin · Credits: 14560 My Scrapbook My Reading List 1 Books

yes, it's haloperidol...

msp · Credits: 8365 My Scrapbook

its haloperidol.............she is a psychotic.........

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