A retrospective review of the records of 755 patients seen by a
psychiatric consultation-liaison service in a general hospital was
performed. The authors found that 87% of manic patients and 38% of
depressed patients had a diagnosis of organic mood disorder. The most
frequent precipitants of mania were corticosteroids, human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV) infection, and temporolimbic epilepsy. The most frequent
precipitants of depression were stroke, Parkinson's disease, and HIV
infection.
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