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| Late onset mania | | Author(s) | Asif Habib, D Peter Birkett, D P Devanand |
| Journal title | Clinical Gerontologist, vol 18, no 4, 1998 |
| Pages | pp 43-48 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Psychoses ; Dementia ; Diagnosis ; Therapeutics. |
| Annotation | Late-onset mania is a rare condition that can be successfully treated but is easily unrecognised and misdiagnosed. When mania manifests against a background of pre-existing cognitive impairment in an older patient, it may be difficult to distinguish from agitated states occurring in the course of dementia or delirium. Secondary mania occurs in older people as a result of a variety of medical and/or pharmacological antecedents. Primary mania occurs as a phase of manic-depressive illness similar to that seen in young adults. Two older patients who presented with first episode mania in late life are described, and the clinical, diagnostic, and management problems are discussed. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980811205 A |
| Classmark | EL: EA: LK7: LL |
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