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CLINICAL CHALLENGEEditor: Steven Gans, MD

An Atypical, Chronic Psychotic Disorder in a 55-Year-Old Man

Anne GrossFrom Harvard Medical School; Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA (Dr. Gross); International Consortium for Bipolar Disorder Research (Drs. Salvatore and Baldessarini), McLean Hospital (Drs. Gross, Chanoff, and Powers), Belmont, MA; Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA (Dr. Altman); Psychiatric Clinic, Department of Neuroscience, University of Parma, Italy (Dr. Salvatore).
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Matthew AltmanFrom Harvard Medical School; Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA (Dr. Gross); International Consortium for Bipolar Disorder Research (Drs. Salvatore and Baldessarini), McLean Hospital (Drs. Gross, Chanoff, and Powers), Belmont, MA; Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA (Dr. Altman); Psychiatric Clinic, Department of Neuroscience, University of Parma, Italy (Dr. Salvatore).
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Paola SalvatoreFrom Harvard Medical School; Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA (Dr. Gross); International Consortium for Bipolar Disorder Research (Drs. Salvatore and Baldessarini), McLean Hospital (Drs. Gross, Chanoff, and Powers), Belmont, MA; Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA (Dr. Altman); Psychiatric Clinic, Department of Neuroscience, University of Parma, Italy (Dr. Salvatore).
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Ross J. BaldessariniFrom Harvard Medical School; Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA (Dr. Gross); International Consortium for Bipolar Disorder Research (Drs. Salvatore and Baldessarini), McLean Hospital (Drs. Gross, Chanoff, and Powers), Belmont, MA; Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA (Dr. Altman); Psychiatric Clinic, Department of Neuroscience, University of Parma, Italy (Dr. Salvatore).
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Marni ChanoffFrom Harvard Medical School; Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA (Dr. Gross); International Consortium for Bipolar Disorder Research (Drs. Salvatore and Baldessarini), McLean Hospital (Drs. Gross, Chanoff, and Powers), Belmont, MA; Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA (Dr. Altman); Psychiatric Clinic, Department of Neuroscience, University of Parma, Italy (Dr. Salvatore).
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Joseph P. PowersFrom Harvard Medical School; Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA (Dr. Gross); International Consortium for Bipolar Disorder Research (Drs. Salvatore and Baldessarini), McLean Hospital (Drs. Gross, Chanoff, and Powers), Belmont, MA; Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA (Dr. Altman); Psychiatric Clinic, Department of Neuroscience, University of Parma, Italy (Dr. Salvatore).
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Pages 329-343 | Received 06 Mar 2009, Accepted 03 Apr 2009, Published online: 15 Oct 2009
 
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Notes

* This case history was prepared by Anne Gross and Matthew Altman. Permission for the anonymous, unrestricted presentation and discussion of this case was provided by the patient's legal guardian.

* As the attending psychiatrist on the inpatient team at McLean Hospital who, along with Drs. Anne Gross and Matthew Altman, cared for Dr. A, I have included in this discussion additional details about Dr. A's story and also some personal reactions.

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