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Verbally Retarded Depression and Sodium Metabolism

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

W. McC. Anderson  and
J. Dawson
W. McC. Anderson
Affiliation:
Runwell Hospital, Wickford, Essex
J. Dawson
Affiliation:
Medical Research Council
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In 98 depressives of various diagnostic categories, Anderson and Dawson (1962) found that a raised fasting blood acetyl methyl carbinol (AMC) level was associated with marked verbal retardation and depressive preoccupation. They also found that raised fasting blood AMC levels fluctuated more than normal ones. It was suggested that the increases in amount and in fluctuation were best regarded as signs of impaired metabolic homeostasis because there was no reason to attribute any signs or symptoms to the effect of AMC itself.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 109 , Issue 459 , March 1963 , pp. 225 - 230
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1963 

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