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Manic-Depressive Psychosis in a Mentally Handicapped Person: Diagnosis and Management

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

S. R. Kadambari
S. R. Kadambari*
Affiliation:
Guy's Hospital, St. Thomas Street, London SE1 9R1
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Abstract

The diagnosis of manic-depressive psychosis in mentally handicapped people can be easily overlooked, partly because its presentation differs from that in people with normal intelligence. This report illustrates some of the difficulties involved in making the diagnosis of manic-depressive psychosis in a mentally handicapped person and in planning for her future care.

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Brief Reports
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 148 , Issue 5 , May 1986 , pp. 595 - 596
Copyright
Copyright © 1986 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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