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Mania: sympathoadrenal function and clinical state.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  1876629     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We investigated sympathoadrenal and sympathetic nervous system activity, catecholamine disposition, and clinical state in 19 hospitalized manic patients. Severity of the core manic syndrome, anxiety, and hostility correlated with 24-hour urinary excretion of epinephrine relative to its metabolites, but only weakly with norepinephrine. Agitation, however, correlated most strongly and significantly with norepinephrine. Eight of the patients had mixed states: concurrent manic and depressive syndromes. There were no differences between mixed and pure manic patients with respect to catecholamine or metabolite excretion or precursor/product ratios, but mixed manic patients tended to have higher excretion of norepinephrine and had increased variance with respect to catecholamine measures. These data suggest that the function of the adrenal medulla, whether directly or indirectly, is important in the symptoms of both mixed and pure mania.
Authors:
A C Swann; S K Secunda; S H Koslow; M M Katz; C L Bowden; J W Maas; J M Davis; E Robins
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Psychiatry research     Volume:  37     ISSN:  0165-1781     ISO Abbreviation:  Psychiatry Res     Publication Date:  1991 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1991-09-20     Completed Date:  1991-09-20     Revised Date:  2008-04-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7911385     Medline TA:  Psychiatry Res     Country:  IRELAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  195-205     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Medical School, Houston 77225.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adrenal Medulla / metabolism*
Adult
Anxiety / physiopathology
Behavior / physiology
Bipolar Disorder / metabolism*,  physiopathology,  psychology
Catecholamines / metabolism*
Epinephrine / urine
Female
Hostility
Humans
Male
Methoxyhydroxyphenylglycol / urine
Middle Aged
Norepinephrine / urine
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Sympathetic Nervous System / metabolism*
Vanilmandelic Acid / urine
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
MH-26975/MH/NIMH NIH HHS; MH-26977/MH/NIMH NIH HHS; MH-38084/MH/NIMH NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Catecholamines; 51-41-2/Norepinephrine; 51-43-4/Epinephrine; 534-82-7/Methoxyhydroxyphenylglycol; 55-10-7/Vanilmandelic Acid

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