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MANIC-DEPRESSIVE ILLNESS [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-02-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Criminal Psychology
- Criminology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- psychotic episode murderer
1, record 1, English, psychotic%20episode%20murderer
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... to categorize the offenders into several groups : the chronic anti-social individual who is habitually aggressive and frequently abuses alcohol; the psychotic episode murderer whose violence is associated with delusions, loss of contact with reality and emotional tension which is relieved by the assault; and episodic or situational murderers whose assaults are the result of manic-depressive illness, organic brain dysfunction or cyclical alcoholism resulting in rage states. 2, record 1, English, - psychotic%20episode%20murderer
Record 1, Key term(s)
- psychotic-episode murderer
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie criminelle
- Criminologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- meurtrier passagèrement psychotique
1, record 1, French, meurtrier%20passag%C3%A8rement%20psychotique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- meurtrière passagèrement psychotique 2, record 1, French, meurtri%C3%A8re%20passag%C3%A8rement%20psychotique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] établir plusieurs catégories d'infracteurs : l'individu chroniquement anti-social qui est un agressif habituel et abuse souvent d'alcool; le meurtrier passagèrement psychotique dont la violence est associée à des fantasmes et à la perte de contact avec la réalité et qui trouve dans l'agression un exutoire à ses tensions émotionnelles; et le meurtrier occasionnel ou réactionnel dont les agressions sont dues à un syndrome maniaco-dépressif, à une dysfonction organique du cerveau ou à un alcoolisme cyclique qui provoque des états de rage. 3, record 1, French, - meurtrier%20passag%C3%A8rement%20psychotique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-10-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Neuroses
- Manias
- Clinical Psychology
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- bipolar disorder
1, record 2, English, bipolar%20disorder
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- BPD 2, record 2, English, BPD
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- bipolar affective disorder 3, record 2, English, bipolar%20affective%20disorder
correct
- bipolar mood disorder 4, record 2, English, bipolar%20mood%20disorder
correct
- manic depression 5, record 2, English, manic%20depression
correct, obsolete
- manic-depressive illness 6, record 2, English, manic%2Ddepressive%20illness
correct, obsolete
- MDI 6, record 2, English, MDI
correct, obsolete
- MDI 6, record 2, English, MDI
- manic-depressive psychosis 7, record 2, English, manic%2Ddepressive%20psychosis
correct, obsolete
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A disorder] characterized by periods of deep, prolonged, and profound depression that alternate with periods of an excessively elevated or irritable mood known as mania. 6, record 2, English, - bipolar%20disorder
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
F31: code used in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems. 8, record 2, English, - bipolar%20disorder
Record 2, Key term(s)
- manicdepression
- manicdepressive illness
- manicdepressive psychosis
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Névroses
- Manies
- Psychologie clinique
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- trouble bipolaire
1, record 2, French, trouble%20bipolaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- trouble affectif bipolaire 2, record 2, French, trouble%20affectif%20bipolaire
correct, masculine noun
- maladie affective bipolaire 3, record 2, French, maladie%20affective%20bipolaire
correct, feminine noun
- psychose maniacodépressive 4, record 2, French, psychose%20maniacod%C3%A9pressive
correct, feminine noun, obsolete
- psychose périodique 5, record 2, French, psychose%20p%C3%A9riodique
correct, feminine noun, obsolete
- maniaco-dépression 6, record 2, French, maniaco%2Dd%C3%A9pression
correct, feminine noun, obsolete
- psychose intermittente 5, record 2, French, psychose%20intermittente
correct, feminine noun, obsolete
- psychose rémittente 5, record 2, French, psychose%20r%C3%A9mittente
correct, feminine noun, obsolete
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Trouble caractérisé] par une alternance d'épisodes maniaques et dépressifs [...] 7, record 2, French, - trouble%20bipolaire
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
F31 : code de la Classification statistique internationale des maladies et des problèmes de santé connexes. 8, record 2, French, - trouble%20bipolaire
Record 2, Key term(s)
- psychose maniaco-dépressive
- maniacodépression
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Neurosis
- Manías
- Psicología clínica
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- trastorno bipolar
1, record 2, Spanish, trastorno%20bipolar
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- psicosis maníaco-depresiva 2, record 2, Spanish, psicosis%20man%C3%ADaco%2Ddepresiva
correct, feminine noun, obsolete
- psicosis maniacodepresiva 3, record 2, Spanish, psicosis%20maniacodepresiva
correct, feminine noun, obsolete
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] existe la idea generalizada de que el trastorno bipolar se caracteriza exclusivamente por la alternancia de fases depresivas y fases de excesiva euforia o manía. [...] Existe cierta evidencia de que la manía eufórica es sólo un subtipo de manía, y no precisamente el más frecuente. Por el contrario, la mayoría de episodios maníacos parecen dominados más por la desorganización, la irritabilidad, la expansibilidad, la reducción de horas de sueño y la hiperactividad que por la alegría y la jocosidad. 3, record 2, Spanish, - trastorno%20bipolar
Record 3 - internal organization data 1994-09-08
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Psychoses
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- unipolar mood disorder
1, record 3, English, unipolar%20mood%20disorder
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The mood disorders which are distinct from schizophrenia, are called unipolar when the patient has episodes of depression alone and bipolar when there are episodes of both mania and depression. The term manic-depressive illness encompasses both the unipolar and the bipolar form; the term bipolar is also used for the rare cases in which manic occurs without depression. 1, record 3, English, - unipolar%20mood%20disorder
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Psychoses
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- psychose unipolaire
1, record 3, French, psychose%20unipolaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les autres psychoses sont unipolaires lorsque les patients ont seulement des épisodes dépressifs, et bipolaires lorsque ces épisodes alternent avec des épisodes de manie. 1, record 3, French, - psychose%20unipolaire
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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