Psychiatry Expert Discusses Inappropriate Cessation of Wellbutrin in Schizophrenia Case

Case Overview

This psychopharmacology case involves a female patient in Rhode Island who suffered a psychotic episode and was diagnosed with schizophrenia. She was hospitalized and then prescribed several medications. Her symptoms were well controlled for several years. The patient was seen by a new psychiatrist for the first time with complaints of insomnia and agitation and the psychiatrist subsequently took her off Wellbutrin. However, three days later, the patient murdered her brother.