Recurrent Unipolar Depressions with a 48-hour Cycle: Report of a Case
- 1 August 1978
- journal article
- Published by Royal College of Psychiatrists in The British Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 133 (2), 123-129
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.133.2.123
Abstract
Summary: Since 1804 there have been twelve case reports of patients with mood disorders showing a regular periodicity of 48 hours, eight bipolar and four unipolar. This paper describes an additional patient, a 57-year-old man with a 48-hour unipolar cycle. Although his 24-hour serum Cortisol pattern was abnormal, there were few clear-cut biological abnormalities. Possible mechanisms are discussed, and comparisons made with previous reports of similar patients.Keywords
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