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Corticosteroid-induced delirium and dependency

A Stoudemire1, T Anfinson, J Edwards

  • 1Section of Psychiatry, Emory Clinic, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.

General Hospital Psychiatry
|May 1, 1996
PubMed
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This case study details a patient with chronic lung disease experiencing corticosteroid dependency and delirium. It explores the rare phenomenon of steroid dependency and the causes of steroid-induced delirium.

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Area of Science:

  • Pulmonology
  • Psychiatry
  • Pharmacology

Background:

  • Chronic lung disease management often involves corticosteroids.
  • Long-term corticosteroid use can lead to dependency and psychiatric side effects.
  • Steroid-induced delirium is a rare but serious complication.