Adolescent infectious mononucleosis with psychosis
Rubin, R.L.
Journal of Clinical Psychiatry 39(10): 773-775
1978
ISSN/ISBN: 0160-6689 PMID: 711688 Document Number: 126154
This report describes an adolescent with an acute catatonic schizophrenic illness associated with infectious mononucleosis. The literature and clinical evidence supporting a diagnosis of infectious mononucleosis encephalopathy are reviewed. Diagnostic questions in such cases are discussed from a clinical psychiatric perspective. Therapeutic and developmental issues in managing adolescent psychosis of uncertain etiology are explored.