Modafinil-induced psychosis in a patient with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Modafinil-induced psychosis in a patient with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Australas Psychiatry. 2020 Jul 26;:1039856220936630 Authors: Flavell J Abstract Modafinil is a wakefulness-promoting agent that is known to be used off-label as a cognitive enhancer and for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).1 There are increasing case reports of Modafinil-induced psychosis; however, this is the first to report a patient with ADHD to develop psychosis from Modafinil use. PMID: 32713188 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Australasian Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tags: Australas Psychiatry Source Type: research