Mania in a Girl with Cushing's Disease

A 13-year-old girl with Cushing's disease suffered a manic episode. An adenoma of the pituitary gland was found to be the cause. After the adenoma had been removed, the girl's condition returned to normal. The affective disorder was classified as an organic mood disorder (DSM-III-R).

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 1989-07, Vol.28 (4), p.610-611
Hauptverfasser:	FRANK, REINER, DOERR, HELMUTH G.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adenoma - complications Adolescent Biological and medical sciences Bipolar Disorder - etiology childhood Children & youth Cushing Syndrome - complications Cushing's disease Endocrine system Female Humans mania Manic depression Medical sciences Miscellaneous Neurocognitive Disorders - etiology Neurological disorders organic mood disorder Pituitary Neoplasms - complications Psychiatry Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Techniques and methods
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Zusammenfassung:	A 13-year-old girl with Cushing's disease suffered a manic episode. An adenoma of the pituitary gland was found to be the cause. After the adenoma had been removed, the girl's condition returned to normal. The affective disorder was classified as an organic mood disorder (DSM-III-R).
ISSN:	0890-8567 1527-5418
DOI:	10.1097/00004583-198907000-00023