The American Journal of Psychiatry
Journal Home Search Current Issue Past Issues Subscribe All APPI Journals Help Contact Us
 
Quicksearch
Advanced Search
Or Search All APPI Journals
This Article
* Full Text (PDF)
* Alert me when this article is cited
* Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
* Email this article to a Colleague
* Similar articles in this journal
* Similar articles in PubMed
* Alert me to new issues of the journal
* Add to My Articles & Searches
* Download to citation manager
* reprints & permissions
Citing Articles
* Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
* Articles by Cowdry, R. W.
* Articles by Goodwin, F. K.
* Search for Related Content
PubMed
* PubMed Citation
* Articles by Cowdry, R. W.
* Articles by Goodwin, F. K.

Am J Psychiatry 1981; 138:1118-1119
Copyright © 1981 by American Psychiatric Association

REGULAR ARTICLES

Dementia of bipolar illness: diagnosis and response to lithium

RW Cowdry and FK Goodwin

The authors describe the misdiagnosis of an elderly patient with depressive dementia and suggest that lithium may be an effective treatment for some individuals with this disorder, particularly those with apparent bipolar illness.




Get information about faster international access.

Privacy Policy

Copyright © 1981 American Psychiatric Association. All rights reserved.

Home | Search | Current Issue | Past Issues | Subscribe | All APPI Journals | Help | Contact Us

American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc. American Psychiatric Association
1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1825, Arlington, VA 22209-3901 * 800-368-5777 * appi at psych.org