Manic-depressive illness among poor urban blacks

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Abstract
In psychiatric epidemiology it has generally been accepted that manic-depressive illness rarely occurs among blacks and lower socioeconomic groups. A study examined the frequency of manic-depressive illness among lower income urban blacks admitted to an acute psychiatric inpatient unit of an urban hospital. The medical records of a random sample of 117 black psychiatric patients were reviewed for determination of manic-depressive illness and socioeconomic characteristics. Eighteen subjects (15%) were diagnosed as manic-depressive. Possible explanations for this finding and the ramifications for future investigations are presented.

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