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Psychiatric aspects of acromegaly – a review and case report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

Kandiah Sivakumar  and
Maureen Williams
Kandiah Sivakumar
Affiliation:
Kings College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London SE5
Maureen Williams
Affiliation:
Kings College Hospital, London SE5.
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Abstract

The case of an acromegalic man who became depressed and developed major behavioural changes, characterised by the onset of pathological gambling is described. The inter-relationship of these conditions and the literature on the psychiatric aspects of acromegaly is reviewed.

Keywords

acromegalypathological – gamblingorganic depression.
Type
Clinical and Brief Reports
Information
Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine , Volume 8 , Issue 1 , March 1991 , pp. 55 - 56
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1991

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