@article{ref1,
title="Homicidal ideation with intent during a manic episode triggered by antidepressant medication in a man with brain injury",
journal="Bipolar disorders",
year="2008",
author="Dealberto, Marie-Jose and Marino, Josie and Bourgon, Luc",
volume="10",
number="1",
pages="111-113",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Mood disorders are more frequent after brain injury and both depressive and manic episodes are associated in these patients with an increased risk of aggression. Antidepressant medications are associated with a risk of manic induction. CASE REPORT: We describe a case of homicidal ideation with intent during the onset of a manic episode in a patient with prior brain injury on antidepressant medication at low dosage. The manic episode could have been secondary to brain injury and/or triggered by antidepressant medications. This case raises the possibility of the sensitizing role of brain injury for antidepressant-induced mania. CONCLUSIONS: Further studies are needed to assess the role of brain injury as a risk factor for antidepressant-induced mania. Physicians should be cautious when prescribing antidepressants to patients with prior brain injury and inform them and their relatives of the possibility of a switch into mania.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1398-5647",
doi="10.1111/j.1399-5618.2008.00523.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1399-5618.2008.00523.x"
}