Letter to the Editor December 25, 2014

Resolution of Suicidal Ideation With Corticosteroids in a Patient With Concurrent Addison's Disease and Depression

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Prim Care Companion CNS Disord 2014;16(6):doi:10.4088/PCC.13l01578

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To the Editor: Neuropsychiatric disturbances in Addison’s disease are often reported, but rarely recognized in clinical practice. Neuropsychiatric manifestations may often be the initial or sole presenting symptom in many cases of Addison’s disease. We report a case of concurrent severe depression and Addison’s disease in which depressive symptoms resolved after a single administration of high-dose corticosteroids.