Seventeen-Year-Old Female With History of Depression Presented With Mania and Enuresis

A 17-year-old girl with a history of depression was referred by her psychologist to the emergency department (ED) because of concerning behavioral changes for the past 2 weeks. She was engaging in erratic behaviors, including excessive baking, handling broken glass, mixing chemicals, and swimming al...

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Published in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 2022-03, Vol.149 (3), p.46-46
Main Authors: Tunc, Emine M, Otten, Catherine E, Kodish, Ian M, Kim, Soo-Jeong, Kochar, Angad, Novotny, Edward, Yoshida, Hiromi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Affective disorders
Bedwetting
Bipolar disorder
Bipolar Disorder - complications
Bipolar Disorder - diagnosis
Child
Child & adolescent psychiatry
Depression - etiology
Diagnosis
Emergency medical care
Encephalitis
Enuresis
Enuresis - diagnosis
Enuresis - etiology
Etiology
Female
Humans
Mania
Mental depression
Pediatrics
Urinary Incontinence
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Summary:A 17-year-old girl with a history of depression was referred by her psychologist to the emergency department (ED) because of concerning behavioral changes for the past 2 weeks. She was engaging in erratic behaviors, including excessive baking, handling broken glass, mixing chemicals, and swimming alone while clothed. She denied any intention to harm herself or others. She was feeling energized in the morning despite only sleeping a few hours at night. She also urinated on herself the day before her ED visit. Her examination and preliminary testing findings in the ED were largely normal. Her initial presentation was concerning for a psychiatric etiology, such as new-onset bipolar disorder given previous history of depression and recent impulsive symptoms suggestive of mania. As her clinical course evolved and urinary incontinence continued, her definitive diagnosis was made by an interdisciplinary team that included child psychiatry and pediatric neurology.
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.2021-051176