Depressive mania associated with nonresponse to antimanic agents.
case_series · Level IV
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Abstract
Of 39 patients consecutively admitted for the treatment of primary mania, 21 (53.8%) simultaneously met the Research Diagnostic Criteria for major depressive disorder ("mixed" or "depressive" mania). Only nine (42.9%) of the 21 patients with depressive mania responded to antimanic agents. In contrast, 16 (88.9%) of the 18 patients with pure mania responded to these drugs. This finding is consistent with previous reports suggesting that the mixed state is a virulent form of mania.
Medical subject headings
- Antipsychotic Agents
- Bipolar Disorder