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Pharmacopsychiatry 2008; 41(4): 158-159
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1062700
Letter

© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Successful Treatment of Long-lasting Psychosis in a Case of 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome

U. J. Müller 1 , 2 , A. Fellgiebel 1
  • 1Department of Psychiatry, University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
  • 2Division of Psychiatry Research and Psychogeriatric Medicine, University of Zurich, Psychiatric University Hospital, Zürich, Switzerland
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Publication History

received 06.10.2007 revised 14.01.2008

accepted 16.01.2008

Publication Date:
23 July 2008 (online)

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Introduction

The 22q11. 2 deletion syndrome (22 DS) is frequently associated with psychiatric symptoms, especially psychosis. Here we report the case of a 41-year-old woman with 22 DS and a history of undiagnosed paranoid psychotic syndrome for many years that responded well to antipsychotic therapy with quetiapine.

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Correspondence

U. J. Müller

Division of Psychiatry Research and Psychogeriatric Medicine

University of Zurich

Psychiatric University Hospital

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8032 Zürich

Switzerland

Email: ulf.mueller@bli.uzh.ch

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