Progressive Neuropsychiatric Symptoms Following Recurrent COVID-19 Infections in a Previously Healthy Adolescent.

This is the almost 2-year-long course of a 16-year-old male without significant psychiatry history who abruptly developed symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and psychosis following a confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection. His symptoms worsened following a confirmed reinfection with COVID-19. He responded poorly to treatment with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, antipsychotics, and benzodiazepines.

Beyond Amitriptyline: A Pediatric and Adolescent Oriented Narrative Review of the Analgesic Properties of Psychotropic Medications for the Treatment of Complex Pain and Headache Disorders.

Children and adolescents with recurrent or chronic pain and headache are a complex and heterogenous population. Patients are best served by multi-specialty, multidisciplinary teams to assess and create tailored, individualized pain treatment and rehabilitation plans. Due to the complex nature of pain, generalizing pharmacologic treatment recommendations in children with recurrent or chronic pains is challenging.