Citation

Reeves RR, Beddingfield JJ. South. Med. J. 2006; 99(3): 303-305.

Affiliation

Montgomery VA Medical Center and the University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson, MS 39216, USA. roy.reeves@med.va.gov

Comment In:

South Med J 2006;99(3):201

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, Southern Medical Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

16553109

Abstract

The effects of modern day terrorism on mental health are not well understood. Described here is a 51-year-old male with no pre-existing mental illness who developed paranoid delusions related to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks shortly after they occurred. After about two years of treatment with quetiapine the patient was no longer delusional about terrorism but experienced extensive paranoid delusions about commonly encountered persons, requiring treatment which continues to the current time. Clinicians should be aware of the possible impact of terrorist activities on the mental health of vulnerable individuals.

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