STEROID-INDUCED RARE BIPOLAR MOOD DISORDER

被引:3
作者
MAZUMDAR, PK
NAJIB, MA
VARMA, SL
机构
[1] Department of Psychiatry, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan
来源
EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRY | 1995年 / 10卷 / 05期
关键词
BIPOLAR MOOD DISORDER; STEROID; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER;
D O I
10.1016/0924-9338(96)80305-1
中图分类号
R749 [精神病学];
学科分类号
100205 ;
摘要
A patient with multiple psychosomatic disorder developed a steroid induced rare bipolar mood disorder (both mania and depression). The ''unmasking effect'' of steroids and a positive family history of psychiatric disorder as a possible risk factor, hitherto undocumented, is suggested in steroid induced psychosis.
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页码:264 / 265
页数:2
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