A case report of mania and congenital deafness.
The authors report treatment of an initial manic episode in a congenitally deaf teenager. It appears that bipolar illness in the deaf is rare and that integrating handicapped patients into a general psychiatric setting may prevent regression.
D000328:Adult; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D003638:Deafness / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006783:Hospitals, State; D006801:Humans