Unipolar Mania - a Separate Entity?
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Twelve unipolar manics satisfying the inclusion criteria of having had three episodes of mania without a depressive episode were compared against bipolar manics on clinical psychopathology, demographic variables and family history of psychiatric morbidity. We Found no differences between the two groups on any of the variables studied and concluded that unipolar mania is clinically homogenous with bipolar manic depressive illness.
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