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Exogenous corticosteroid effects on mood and cognition: case presentations
1Moffitt Hospital, San Francisco, California.
International Journal of Psychosomatics : Official Publication of the International Psychosomatics Institute
|January 1, 1990
Summary
Many patients on long-term corticosteroid therapy experience psychiatric side effects like insomnia and depression, often without physician warning. This highlights a need for better patient education and monitoring of these common steroid side effects.
Area of Science:
- Psychiatry
- Endocrinology
- Pharmacology
Background:
- Corticosteroids are widely used for their anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive properties.
- Long-term corticosteroid use is associated with various side effects.
- Psychiatric and cognitive adverse effects are underreported.