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Manic–Depressive Psychosis in a Mentally Handicapped Person

Seasonality: A Clue to a Diagnostic Problem

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

M. Arumainayagam  and
A. Kumar
M. Arumainayagam*
Affiliation:
Coldeast Hospital, Sarisbury Green, Southampton SO3 6ZD
A. Kumar
Affiliation:
Coldeast Hospital, Sarisbury Green, Southampton SO3 6ZD
*
∗ Correspondence
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Abstract

Diagnosis of mental illness in mentally-handicapped people is often difficult and complex, because of atypical presentation and lack of clear diagnostic criteria. A patient in whom seasonal variation in behaviour and mood gave a clue to the diagnosis of manic–depressive psychosis is reported.

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Brief Report
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 156 , Issue 6 , June 1990 , pp. 886 - 889
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1990 

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