چکیده:
Objective: To report a case of somatoform disorder (not otherwise specified-NOS). Methods: The patient was an eight-year-old boy who complained of anxiety and seeing visual hallucinations of colorful shapes. He was administered ant migraine and antiepileptic drugs. However, no changes were observed. Psychotherapy was started, as well as fluoxetine (20 mg per day). Initial assessments included a behavioral interview, charting of daily activities, and recording visual hallucinations with a description of the patient’s emotional and situational condition during the hallucinations. Results: The patient’s visual hallucinations disappeared completely after two months of treatment. Conclusion: Somatoform disorders may respond well to a combination of behavioral therapy and antidepressant medication.
خلاصه ماشینی:
Iranian Rehabilitation Journal, Vol. 11, No. 17, April 2013 Case Report A Case Report on Somatoform Disorder: Colorful Visual Hallucinations Susan Afghah1,MD.
Methods: The patient was an eight-year-old boy who complained of anxiety and seeing visual hallucinations of colorful shapes.
Results: The patient’s visual hallucinations disappeared completely after two months of treatment.
Case Presentation The patient was an eight-year-old boy who was admitted to a private psychiatric clinic for resistant visual hallucinations for the past nine months.
Nine months after the neurologic diagnosis, the patient was referred to a psychiatric clinic.
The combination of subsequent negative clinical responses to drugs, anxiety and parenting styles led us to the diagnosis of somatoform disorder NOS.
The clinical response to psychotherapy and fluoxetine was positive and the patient had significant emotional and behavioral improvement, such that the frequency of the patient's visual hallucinations decreased to only twice a day, each lasting only few seconds.