Choughule, AmitkumarSalunkhe, Rajkiran2020-04-102020-04-102019-01Choughule Amitkumar, Salunkhe Rajkiran. Chloroquine Induced Psychosis in an adult patient with Amoebic Liver Abscess: a case report. Indian Journal of Mental Health . 2019 JAN; 6(1): 115-1182394-66522394-4579http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/195372Chloroquine is used for chemoprophylaxis and treatment of malaria and other off-label indications likeextra-intestinal amoebiasis, mostly in developing countries. In the literature chloroquine induced psychosisis mostly reported in children and when prescribed for malaria. Scarce data exists in the area of chloroquineinduced psychosis in an adult population and when used for indications other than malaria. We report a 32years old adult without any past and family history of any psychiatric disorder who developed psychosisafter taking chloroquine prescribed for amoebic liver abscess. Chloroquine is commonly prescribed indeveloping countries and psychiatrists as well as other clinicians should be aware of this debilitating adverseeffect of chloroquineJournal ArticleIndiaAssistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Government Medical College and Hospital MirajAssociate Professor and Head of the Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Government Medical College and Hospital, Miraj