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Vincent F Capaldi¹, Russell B Carr

¹Department of Psychiatry, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA. vin@capaldi.org

General Hospital Psychiatry

|November 30, 2010

Abstract

Objective:

To report on a case of citalopram-induced hallucinations and delusions.

Method:

The authors present the case of a patient who developed psychotic symptoms including hallucinations and delusions shortly after starting the SSRI citalopram for posttraumatic stress disorder and associated depression.

Results:

Citalopram was discontinued and his symptoms quickly resolved.

Conclusion:

Providers should use caution and advise patients of rare but serious side effects even when prescribing generally safe medications such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.

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