The British Journal of Psychiatry 161: 261-262 (1992)
© 1992 The Royal College of Psychiatrists
Successful treatment of episodic dyscontrol with carbamazepine
J Lewin and D Sumners
Department of Mental Health Sciences, St George's Hospital Medical School, London.
Following a road-traffic accident, an 18-year-old man developed episodic
dyscontrol which brought him into conflict with the law. Two years after
the accident, treatment with carbamazepine was initiated and further
aggressive outbursts subsided. The efficacy and mode of action of
carbamazepine is discussed and the literature reviewed.