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Approaches to the Evaluation and Treatment of Rapid-Cycling Affective Illness

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Peter P. Roy-Byrne ,
Russell T. Joffe ,
Thomas W. Uhde  and
Robert M. Post
Peter P. Roy-Byrne
Affiliation:
Unit on Anxiety and Affective Disorders, Biological Psychiatry Branch, National Institute of Mental Health
Russell T. Joffe
Affiliation:
Section on Psychobiology, Biological Psychiatry Branch, National Institute of Mental Health
Thomas W. Uhde
Affiliation:
Unit on Anxiety and Affective Disorders, Biological Psychiatry Branch, National Institute of Mental Health
Robert M. Post*
Affiliation:
Biological Psychiatry Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, Building 10, Room 3N212, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
*
∗Correspondence
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Summary

The definition and clinical aspects of rapid cycling affective illness are reviewed and various factors associated with the onset and maintenance of rapid cycling enumerated. On the basis of this information and of reports of the response of rapid cycling patients to various treatment interventions, an approach is suggested to the evaluation and treatment of rapid cycling affective illness.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 145 , Issue 5 , November 1984 , pp. 543 - 550
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Copyright © 1984 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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