Letter to the Editor April 15, 2009

Venlafaxine-Induced Complex Visual Hallucinations in a 17-Year-Old Boy

Maryann K. Jacob; Peter Ash

J Clin Psychiatry 2009;70(4):601-603

Article Abstract

Letter to the Editor

Sir: Emslie et al. recently reported results of 2 controlledstudies of venlafaxine in children and adolescents. In onestudy, 2 of 169 subjects experienced hallucinations as an adverseevent. In the other study, 1 of 86 patients experiencedhallucinations. The nature of these hallucinations was not specifiedin either article.