Hormone replacement therapy and late-life mania.
The authors report a case of mania occurring in a woman in late life who had begun receiving hormone replacement therapy for osteoporosis. They discuss related literature reports of mania or rapid cycling after adjunctive estrogen administration for refractory depression.
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New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, Westchester Division, White Plains, NY 10605, USA.
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000139:chemically induced*; D015914:Estrogen Replacement Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015663:Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / Q000188:drug therapy; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales