Manic-Depressive Psychosis in a Mentally Handicapped Person: Diagnosis and Management

1986 ◽  
Vol 148 (5) ◽  
pp. 595-596 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. R. Kadambari
Keyword(s):  
Handicapped Person ◽  
Mentally Handicapped ◽  
Manic Depressive Psychosis ◽  
Normal Intelligence ◽  
Diagnosis And Management ◽  
Manic Depressive ◽  
Future Care ◽  
Handicapped People

The diagnosis of manic-depressive psychosis in mentally handicapped people can be easily overlooked, partly because its presentation differs from that in people with normal intelligence. This report illustrates some of the difficulties involved in making the diagnosis of manic-depressive psychosis in a mentally handicapped person and in planning for her future care.

Manic–Depressive Psychosis in a Mentally Handicapped Person

1990 ◽  
Vol 156 (6) ◽  
pp. 886-889 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Arumainayagam ◽  
A. Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Seasonal Variation ◽  
Diagnostic Criteria ◽  
Atypical Presentation ◽  
Handicapped Person ◽  
Mentally Handicapped ◽  
Manic Depressive Psychosis ◽  
Manic Depressive ◽  
Handicapped People

Diagnosis of mental illness in mentally-handicapped people is often difficult and complex, because of atypical presentation and lack of clear diagnostic criteria. A patient in whom seasonal variation in behaviour and mood gave a clue to the diagnosis of manic–depressive psychosis is reported.

Day Care of Mentally Handicapped People: Why is it an Issue?

1986 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 126-129
Author(s):  
Ashutosh Pandit
Keyword(s):  
Social Organization ◽  
Day Care ◽  
Adult Life ◽  
Common Belief ◽  
Ordinary People ◽  
Handicapped Person ◽  
Mentally Handicapped ◽  
Early Adult Life ◽  
Handicapped People

Day care of mentally handicapped people fulfils the need of both the person and the community. The transmission of culture which occurs through nurturing, education and social integration in the case of ordinary people is also necessary in the case of a mentally handicapped person. This alone can eventually lead the mentally handicapped person to prepare himself for the role of an adult in the community. Day care plays an important part in facilitating this transmission because, contrary to common belief, mentally handicapped people can learn better during their early adult life. Yet factors within the community itself make this provision less effective. The aim of this article is to review day care in the context of its need and place in social organization and the problems in the community at present.

In Search of the Face—An Approach to Mental Handicap

1987 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Zallik
Keyword(s):  
Music Therapy ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Therapy Session ◽  
Handicapped Person ◽  
Mentally Handicapped ◽  
Mental Handicap ◽  
The Face ◽  
Handicapped People ◽  
The Relationship

The article puts forward a case for using music therapy with handicapped people in a way which allows them to overcome the difficulties they have in expressing their needs. The idea of therapy with the mentally ill being more profound in nature than with the mentally handicapped, is discussed and argued against. The article pursues this theme by considering the relationship between what a handicapped person first presents in the therapy session and what is beneath. The aim of music therapy is therefore to reach those aspects lying beneath the surface. A brief case study is given in order to further illustrate these ideas.

Consent for treatment in mental handicap hospitals in Scotland

1992 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 266-267
Author(s):  
Steven C. Young
Keyword(s):  
Handicapped Person ◽  
Mentally Handicapped ◽  
Consent Forms ◽  
Mental Handicap ◽  
The Past ◽  
Consent Procedure ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Good Starting Point ◽  
Handicapped People ◽  
Do So

Consent for operation/treatment of a mentally handicapped person has been an issue stimulating much discussion. Generally, in the past, relatives or consultants responsible for their care have given ‘consent’ for treatment when mentally handicapped people were unable to do so. It was appreciated that legally this was not valid once the person was over the age of 16 and so we felt that the ‘consent’ procedure operating at our hospital should be reviewed. We were unsure of the practices in other areas, apart from Lothian Area where we knew new ‘consent’ forms had been devised, and felt that a good starting point would be to contact mental handicap hospitals in Scotland to gather information regarding the present ‘consent’ practices overall.

Short-Cycle Manic-Depressive Psychosis in a Mentally Handicapped Child without Family History

1987 ◽  
Vol 151 (4) ◽  
pp. 554-555 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. M. Linter
Keyword(s):  
Family History ◽  
Psychiatric Illness ◽  
Depressive Illness ◽  
Handicapped Child ◽  
Manic Depressive Illness ◽  
Mentally Handicapped ◽  
Short Cycle ◽  
Manic Depressive Psychosis ◽  
Mental Handicap ◽  
Manic Depressive

Diagnosis of classic psychiatric illness in mentally handicapped individuals remains difficult. Manic-depressive illness has previously been reported in both pre-pubertal and pubertal children with a mental handicap and with a family history. This paper reports a case of manic-depressive psychosis in childhood, with no family history, short-cycle mood swings and good response to lithium therapy.

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