Induction of rapid mood cycling during L-dopa treatment in a bipolar patient
Abstract
The authors report a longitudinal case study of a woman with a history of bipolar affective disorder in which L-dopa shortened the manic- depressive cycle length when administered in a double-blind trial. This finding suggests a dopaminergic mechanism specifically in changing the frequency of cycling between depression and mania.
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