Corticosteroid-induced delirium and dependency
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A case of a patient with chronic lung disease who developed an addiction pattern of corticosteroid dependency is described in which steroid-induced delirium also developed. The rare phenomenon of corticosteroid dependency is discussed as well as the phenomenology and possible mechanisms of steroid-induced delirium.
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- Authors
- Stoudemire, A., Anfinson, T., & Edwards, J.
- Affiliations
- Emory University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Stoudemire, Alan
- Venue
- General Hospital Psychiatry
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 1996-05
- Volume
- 18
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 196-202
- ISSN
- 0163-8343 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2025954553
- Cited by
- 40
- References
- 18
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 3 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 2 · 2017: 1 · 2014: 3 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 1.02
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- General Hospital Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine › Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Adrenal Hormones and Disorders
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Neurology › Alcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency
- Keywords
- steroid dependence, chronic lung disease, drug addiction, corticosteroid withdrawal, psychopharmacology
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Asthma, Delirium, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Euphoria, Female, Humans, Lung Diseases, Obstructive, Machiavellianism, Patient Care Team, Prednisone, Substance-Related Disorders
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