title: Abnormal diurnal weight gain among institutionalized patients with manic-depressive spectrum disorders.
abstract: We found diurnal weight gain to be abnormal among 41 institutionalized patients with manic-depressive spectrum disorders. They were weighed at 7 AM and 4 PM weekly for three weeks. We normalized the diurnal weight gain (NDWG) as a percentage by subtracting the 7 AM weight from the 4 PM weight, multiplying the difference by 100, and then dividing the result by the 7 AM weight. NDWG was 2.216 +/- 1.513 percent for the study population, .631 +/- .405 percent for 16 young, newly admitted controls, and .511 +/- .351 percent for 29 normals. Abnormal NDWG may be an additional feature of manic-depressive spectrum disorders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville.
authors.forename: W V
authors.initials: WV
authors.lastname: Vieweg
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Godleski
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Graham
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Barber
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Goldman
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kellogg
authors.forename: E V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Bayliss
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Glick
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Hundley
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Yank
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001794:Blood Pressure; D001835:Body Weight; D002746:Chlorpromazine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002940:Circadian Rhythm / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D002746:Chlorpromazine