Rapid cycling affective disorder: a descriptive study from North India.
A series of 33 (4.29%) cases of rapid cycling affective disorder (RCAD ICD-10-DCR) out of a pool of 770 consecutive cases of ICD-10 affective disorder (AD) was collected over a period of 5 years. All cases of RCAD belonged to bipolar affective disorder. RCAD when compared with non-rapid cycling bipolar affective disorder (BPAD) revealed a significantly longer mean duration of illness, greater number of total episodes, greater number of hospitalizations and stronger family loading of bipolar affective disorder. These findings implicate RCAD as a severe form of bipolar affective disorder.
Avasthi
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Department of Psychiatry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Sharma
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Malhotra
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Gupta
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Kulhara
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Malhotra
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D000328:Adult; D018692:Antimanic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008094:Lithium / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012008:Recurrence; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013997:Time Factors
D018692:Antimanic Agents; D008094:Lithium