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Involuntary Movements Associated with Mianserin Treatment

A Case Report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Koichi Otani ,
Sunao Kaneko ,
Yutaka Fukushima  and
Shuji Kubota
Koichi Otani*
Affiliation:
Department of Neuropsychiatry, Hirosaki University Hospital
Sunao Kaneko
Affiliation:
Department of Neuropsychiatry, Hirosaki University Hospital
Yutaka Fukushima
Affiliation:
Department of Neuropsychiatry, Hirosaki University Hospital
Shuji Kubota
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Yonaizawa General Hospital
*
∗Department of Neuropsychiatry, Hirosaki University Hospital, Hirosaki 036, Japan
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Abstract

A case showing various involuntary movements during mianserin treatment and after a withdrawal of mianserin is described. This is the first case report of mianserin-induced involuntary movements. The report suggests that these symptoms can occur with a therapeutic dose of mianserin in certain susceptible patients.

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Brief Reports
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 154 , Issue 1 , January 1989 , pp. 113 - 114
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Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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