title: Short-cycle manic depressive psychosis in mental defectives: a clinical and physiological study.
abstract: The clinical features of four cases of short-cycle manic depressive psychosis occurring in mentally defective patients are described. Behavioural fluctuations are correlated with alterations in sleep pattern, pulse rate and temperature. The diagnostic problems and significance of the observations are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics; D001831:Body Temperature; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000150:complications*; D007360:Intelligence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011603:Psychophysiology; D011674:Pulse; D012890:Sleep; D014705:Verbal Behavior