Prader-Willi syndrome and psychoses

Br J Psychiatry. 1993 Nov:163:680-4. doi: 10.1192/bjp.163.5.680.

Abstract

Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is associated with an insatiable appetite and (often) other maladaptive behaviours (self-injury, sleep disorders, insistence on routines, and temper tantrums). Psychoses are not a recognised feature. Most affected people have a chromosome 15 abnormality (deletion, disomy, structural rearrangement, etc.). Three people with PWS who developed psychotic disorders in early adult life are described. The nature of the psychoses and the significance of the association are discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Age of Onset
  • Chlorpromazine / therapeutic use
  • Chromosome Aberrations
  • Chromosome Disorders
  • Chromosomes, Human, Pair 15
  • Comorbidity
  • Female
  • Fluphenazine / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Prader-Willi Syndrome / complications*
  • Prader-Willi Syndrome / drug therapy
  • Prader-Willi Syndrome / genetics
  • Psychotic Disorders / complications*

Substances

  • Fluphenazine
  • Chlorpromazine