RESUMO
The results of the overnight 2 mg Dexamethasone Suppression Test administered to 50 manic patients are reported. Twenty-three (46%) cases showed an absence of normal suppression, results which are similar to those seen in endogenous depression and which differ to those of others who have all reported normal suppression in mania. Suppressors and non-suppressors were not shown to differ in the factors of age, weight, polarity or the rated severity of mood.
Assuntos
Transtornos Psicóticos Afetivos/diagnóstico , Transtorno Bipolar/diagnóstico , Dexametasona , Adulto , Transtorno Bipolar/sangue , Feminino , Humanos , Hidrocortisona/sangue , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Esquizofrenia/sangue , Esquizofrenia/diagnósticoRESUMO
Psychotherapeutic management of a potential spirit medium (shaman) in a modern University Hospital setting in Malaysia is described. Magical thinking, projection and spirit possession (trance state) occur during management. Discussion of management was based on what Heinz Wolff described as the psychotherapist's functions of (1) psychodynamic understanding; (2) the therapeutic function; and (3) the developmental function. This patient did not conform to the general criteria of a suitable patient for psychotherapy. But her willingness to engage in therapy contributed to a satisfactory outcome. The therapist's growth in cross-cultural therapeutic encounter seems to be prominent.
