Effectiveness of lorazepam-assisted interviews in an adolescent with dissociative amnesia: A case report

To facilitate gathering information during a psychiatric interview, some psychiatrists advocate augmenting the interview using drugs. Rather than barbiturates, benzodiazepines have been used for drug-assisted interviews. Dissociative amnesia is one of the indications for these interviews. Herein, we...

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Published in:Neural regeneration research 2013-01, Vol.8 (2), p.186-190
Main Authors: Seo, Yuna, Shin, Mi-Hee, Kim, Sung-Gon, Kim, Ji-Hoon
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Amnesia
Bands
Benzodiazepines
Bullying
Case reports
Diagnosis
Dissociative disorders
Drugs
Extracurricular activities
GLP-1 receptor agonists
Hypnosis
Interviews
Lorazepam
Memory
Patients
Post traumatic stress disorder
Psychotherapy
Research and Report : Basic Research in Neural Regeneration
Saxophone music
Teenagers
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Summary:To facilitate gathering information during a psychiatric interview, some psychiatrists advocate augmenting the interview using drugs. Rather than barbiturates, benzodiazepines have been used for drug-assisted interviews. Dissociative amnesia is one of the indications for these interviews. Herein, we present the case of a 15-year-old female who was diagnosed as having dissociative amnesia because of conflicts with her friends. She was administered a lorazepam-assisted interview to aid recovery of her memories. In this case, a small dose of lorazepam was sufficient to recover her memories without any adverse effects.
ISSN:1673-5374
1876-7958
DOI:10.3969/j.issn.1673-5374.2013.02.012