Othello Syndrome Secondary to Ropinirole: A Case Study
This case report describes a forty-two-year-old man with no previous psychiatric history who developed delusional jealousy (Othello Syndrome) associated with ropinirole treatment. Ropinirole is a commonly used dopamine receptor agonist, which was being used to treat his Parkinson’s disease, and his...
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| description | This case report describes a forty-two-year-old man with no previous psychiatric history who developed delusional jealousy (Othello Syndrome) associated with ropinirole treatment. Ropinirole is a commonly used dopamine receptor agonist, which was being used to treat his Parkinson’s disease, and his delusional symptoms resolved entirely with ropinirole dose reduction. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8bb9076528564f2cad47f474b7f29ba02025-02-03T07:26:15ZengWileyCase Reports in Psychiatry2090-682X2090-68382012-01-01201210.1155/2012/353021353021Othello Syndrome Secondary to Ropinirole: A Case StudyKakali Pal0Abigail Smith1Joseph Hayes2Apu Chakraborty3Highgate Mental Health Centre, Camden and Islington NHS Foundation, Dartmouth Park Hill, London N19 5NX, UKHighgate Mental Health Centre, Camden and Islington NHS Foundation, Dartmouth Park Hill, London N19 5NX, UKMental Health Sciences Unit, University College London, Charles Bell House, 67-73 Riding House Street, London W1W 7EJ, UKLions Gate Hospital, 231 East 15th Street, North Vancouver, BC, V7L 2L7, CanadaThis case report describes a forty-two-year-old man with no previous psychiatric history who developed delusional jealousy (Othello Syndrome) associated with ropinirole treatment. Ropinirole is a commonly used dopamine receptor agonist, which was being used to treat his Parkinson’s disease, and his delusional symptoms resolved entirely with ropinirole dose reduction.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/353021 |
| spellingShingle | Kakali Pal Abigail Smith Joseph Hayes Apu Chakraborty Othello Syndrome Secondary to Ropinirole: A Case Study Case Reports in Psychiatry |
| title | Othello Syndrome Secondary to Ropinirole: A Case Study |
| title_full | Othello Syndrome Secondary to Ropinirole: A Case Study |
| title_fullStr | Othello Syndrome Secondary to Ropinirole: A Case Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Othello Syndrome Secondary to Ropinirole: A Case Study |
| title_short | Othello Syndrome Secondary to Ropinirole: A Case Study |
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