K. Fatih YAVUZ, Dilek SARIKAYA, Hüsnü ERKMEN

Zeka geriliği ile birlikte görülen iki uçlu duygudurum bozukluğu ve lityum ile sağaltımı: Olgu sunumu

Zeka geriliği toplumun yaklaşık %1-3’ünü etkilemekte ve sıklıkla komorbid bir psikiyatrik bozuklukla beraber seyretmektedir. Zeka geriliğine eşlik eden psikiyatrik bozukluklar arasında literatürde en az değinilenlerinden biri duygudurum bozukluklarıdır. Zeka geriliği olan bireylerin psikiyatrik bozuklukların belirti ve bulgularını tanımlamalarındaki zorluklar ve klinisyenlerin daha çok zeka geriliğine odaklanmaları, duygudurum bozukluklarının gözönünde bulundurulmasını engelliyor olabilir. Bu olgu sunumunda, zeka geriliğine eşlik eden iki uçlu duygudurum bozukluğu manik dönem tanısıyla izlenen erkek hasta ve tedavi süreci ele alınmaktadır.

Mental retardation with a comorbid bipolar affective disorder and its treatment with lithium: A case report

Mental Retardation (MR) affects nearly 1-3% of the population and often goes with comorbid psychiatric disorders. According to the literature, bipolar affective disorders are among the least studied psychiatric disorders in MR. Focusing more on MR than other psychiatric disorders and for mentally retarded persons, difficulty in explaining their signs and symptoms might interfere with considering affective disorders in this population. In this case report, we present a male patient who has MR with comorbid bipolar affective disorder with manic attack, and his treatment process.

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