title: A comparison of manic patient subgroups.
abstract: Fifty patients satisfying DSM-III-R criteria for mania were included in a naturalistic study. Manic patients were categorized into three diagnostic groups according to the DSM-III-R criteria of non-psychotic or psychotic mania, and into the four groups obtained by the cluster analysis of Double (Double, D.B. (1991) Compr. Psychiatry 32, 187-194). Personal history and short-term outcome did not differ between the DSM-III-R diagnostic groups nor between the groups defined by cluster analysis, although non-psychotic manic patients more frequently tended to receive lithium and/or anticonvulsant drugs alone at discharge. Cluster 3 patients presenting with manic and 'schizophrenic' symptoms had an earlier age of onset and were younger at admission than patients in the other three clusters.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Bordeaux, France.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Verdoux
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bourgeois
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008094:Lithium / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D008094:Lithium