A manic episode associated with bereavement in a patient with lung cancer. A case report.
We describe a manic episode associated with bereavement in a lung cancer patient. The patient became manic 4 days after the death of a close friend also suffering from lung cancer, though the deceased was not a member of his immediate family. Manic episodes in cancer patients are rare, and our report of a manic episode associated with bereavement may also serve to highlight possible precipitating factors, which have not been adequately emphasized in the literature to date.
Onishi
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Department of Psychiatry, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan.
Miyashita
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Kosaka
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D000368:Aged; D001601:Bereavement; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male