title: Short-cycle manic-depressive psychosis in a mentally handicapped child without family history. A case report.
abstract: Diagnosis of classic psychiatric illness in mentally handicapped individuals remains difficult. Manic-depressive illness has previously been reported in both pre-pubertal and pubertal children with a mental handicap and with a family history. This paper reports a case of manic-depressive psychosis in childhood, with no family history, short-cycle mood swings and good response to lithium therapy.
authors.affiliation: Tatchbury Mount Hospital, Calmore, Southampton, Hants.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Linter
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000150:complications*; D008094:Lithium / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D010507:Periodicity
chemical_list: D008094:Lithium