Psychiatry Research
Volume 170, Issue 2 , Pages 290-291, 30 December 2009

The use of oral contraceptives as a prevention of recurrent premenstrual psychosis

  • Marta Coromina Sadurni

      Affiliations

    • Sant Joan de Déu-Serveis de Salut Mental, Fundació Sant Joan de Déu, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Judith Usall Rodie

      Affiliations

    • Sant Joan de Déu-Serveis de Salut Mental, Fundació Sant Joan de Déu, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
    • Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Barcelona, Spain
    • ,
  • Laia Miquel de Montagut

      Affiliations

    • Sant Joan de Déu-Serveis de Salut Mental, Fundació Sant Joan de Déu, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
    • ,
  • Mònica Sánchez Autet

      Affiliations

    • Sant Joan de Déu-Serveis de Salut Mental, Fundació Sant Joan de Déu, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain

Received 5 September 2008; received in revised form 10 February 2009; accepted 22 February 2009.

Abstract 

Premenstrual psychosis is a rare and not formally recognized disorder (DSM-IVR, ICD-10). The literature mainly consists of clinical cases. There have been preliminary reports of improvement in such cases after administration of oral contraceptives. We present a case of premenstrual psychosis in which hormonal treatment was effective in preventing symptomatic relapses.

Keywords: Recurrent brief psychotic disorder, Treatment, Chlormadinone acetate

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PII: S0165-1781(09)00091-2

doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2009.02.015

Psychiatry Research
Volume 170, Issue 2 , Pages 290-291, 30 December 2009

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