Am J Psychiatry 1979; 136:1069-1071
Copyright © 1979 by American Psychiatric Association
Three cases of manic-depressive illness in mentally retarded adults
MK Hasan and RP Mooney
The authors point out that manic-depressive illness is often not diagnosed
in mentally retarded patients because they are already regarded as
"different." They discuss the use of lithium carbonate as a prophylactic
agent in the treatment of manic-depressive illness in mentally retarded
patients and present three case histories illustrating some of the
difficulties encountered in diagnosing mania or hypomania in such patients.
They provide a number of suggestions to help physicians recognize and treat
these disorders.
