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Periodic Psychosis Associated with the Menstrual Cycle and Increased Blink Rate

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Simon Lovestone
Simon Lovestone*
Affiliation:
The Maudsley Hospital, London SE5 8AZ
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Abstract

The association of a recurrent psychosis in the premenstrual period with an increased blink rate is reported. This case adds to evidence supporting a hormonal hypothesis of certain psychotic disorders.

Type
Brief Reports
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 161 , Issue 3 , September 1992 , pp. 402 - 404
Copyright
Copyright © 1992 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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