Methylphenidate-Induced Kleptomania in a Child with Down Syndrome

¹Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Düzce Atatürk Devlet Hastanesi, Düzce, Turkey

²Assistant professor, Düzce University Faculty of Medicine, Düzce, Turkey

*Corresponding author: Dr. Meltem Küçükdağ, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Düzce Atatürk Devlet Hastanesi, Düzce, Turkey. Tel: 05557213875 E-mail: [email protected]

Received Date: December 13, 2022

Publication Date: January 05, 2023

Citation: Küçükdağ M, et al. (2023). Methylphenidate-Induced Kleptomania in a Child with Down Syndrome. Mathews J Case Rep. 8(1):82.

Copyright: Küçükdağ M, et al. © (2023)

ABSTRACT

Methylphenidate is the most preferred drug in the treatment of ADHD, which is one of the psychiatric diseases that often accompany Down's syndrome. Methylphenidate, which is used safely in children and adolescents, may rarely show unexpected side effects. In our study, we present a case of kleptomania induced by methylphenidate in a child with Down syndrome, which resolved with the discontinuation of the drug.

Keywords: Methylphenidate, Down’s Syndrome, Kleptomania