Monday 10 September 2012

Othello syndrome secondary to ropinirole: a case study


Case Rep Psychiatry. 2012;2012:353021. Epub 2012 Jun 24.
Pal K, Smith A, Hayes J, Chakraborty A.

Source

Highgate Mental Health Centre, Camden and Islington NHS Foundation, Dartmouth Park Hill, London N19 5NX, UK.

Abstract

This case report describes a forty-two-year-old man with no previous psychiatric history who developed delusional jealousy (Othello Syndrome) associated with ropinirole treatment. Ropinirole is a commonly used dopamine receptor agonist, which was being used to treat his Parkinson's disease, and his delusional symptoms resolved entirely with ropinirole dose reduction.

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