The authors suggest that many patients diagnosed as having manic-
depressive illness, depressed type, may in fact be experiencing anniversary
reactions--time-specific psychological and physiological reactions to a
past trauma. They report three cases of cyclic depressive disorder, two of
which were first diagnosed as manic- depressive illness, depressed type.
Careful, complete interviewing and attention to temporal sequence led to
the correct diagnosis of anniversary reaction.
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