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Money Hidden and Rediscovered in Subsequent Manic Phases a Case of Action Dependent on Mood State?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

J. M. G. Williams  and
H. R. Markar
J. M. G. Williams
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, UCNW, Bangor LL57 2DG
H. R. Markar
Affiliation:
Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire
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Abstract

A manic-depressive patient hid £3000 during one manic phase and subsequently, when his mood stabilised, could not remember where he had hidden it. He found the money during a subsequent manic phase a few months later. We suggest that this is not a clear case of state-dependent memory, since the patient at no point explicitly recollected where he had hidden the money. Instead we suggest that this represents state-dependent action. The links between this case and previous research on state-dependent memory are outlined.

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Brief Reports
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 159 , Issue 4 , October 1991 , pp. 579 - 581
Copyright
Copyright © 1991 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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