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Acromegaly and Depression

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

A. Margo
A. Margo*
Affiliation:
Goodmayes Hospital, Barley Lane, Goodmayes, Ilford, Essex IG3 8XJ
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There is only a small literature on the psychiatric complications of acromegaly. Manfred Bleuler (1954) reported an acromegalic man who had blunted affect and apathy and suggested that this clinical picture represented a special variation of the endocrine psychosyndrome. Avery (1973) reported a further case of depression and anxiety in association with the illness. There are relevant reviews by Michael and Gibbons (1963), Beumont (1972), Labhart (1974) and Lishman (1978).

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 139 , Issue 5 , November 1981 , pp. 467 - 468
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1981 

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