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September 2009 in “Psychosomatics” This case report highlights the importance of recognizing that neuropsychiatric symptoms in adolescents may signal the onset of systemic lupus erythematosus rather than a primary psychiatric disorder.
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October 2018 in “Clinical Drug Investigation” This study observed that men receiving dutasteride for benign prostatic hyperplasia did not show significant differences in neuropsychological assessments compared to a control group not on dutasteride.
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May 2022 in “Frontiers in Psychiatry” In this case study, a 33-year-old female with neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus experienced hair regrowth with no further loss after receiving a combination of systemic and local treatments.
Dr. Mayer Brezis argues that a study by Wang et al. incorrectly concluded that finasteride does not cause depression or suicide, due to methodological flaws, and suggests halting its marketing under the precautionary principle.
In this letter, Dr. Mayer Brezis critiques a study on finasteride's mental health impact, arguing that its dismissal of links between the drug and depression or suicide is flawed; he suggests market withdrawal due to established neuropsychiatric risks.