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Hypercalcaemia-Induced Psychopathology in Malignant Diseases

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

A. Weizman ,
M. Eldar ,
Y. Shoenfeld ,
M. Hirschorn ,
H. Wijsenbeek  and
J. Pinkhas
A. Weizman
Affiliation:
Geha Psychiatric Hospital, Petah Tikva, Israel
M. Eldar
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine ‘D’, Beilinson Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel
Y. Shoenfeld
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine ‘D’, Beilinson Medical Center
M. Hirschorn
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine ‘D’, Beilinson Medical Center
H. Wijsenbeek
Affiliation:
Geha Psychiatric Hospital
J. Pinkhas
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine Beilinson Medical Center
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Summary

Seven out of twelve patients with malignancy and hypercalcaemia had associated psychiatric symptoms. The mental aberrations disappeared when the calcium levels returned to normal after treatment.

Type
Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 135 , Issue 4 , October 1979 , pp. 363 - 366
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1979 

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