Published June 8th, 2007
Bipolar Disorder Patient Switches To English
Bipolar disorder is characterized by episodes of mania and depression.
The former phase becomes dominant in May and June in subtropical Taiwan, a psychiatrist at the department of health hospital in Taichung said yesterday.
Dr. Chen Chao-Cheng cited an example.
A public functionary, treated for bi-polar disorder for seven years, started speaking English when she made midnight phone calls, Dr. Chen said.
Her mania phase became dominant at the end of last month.
She couldn’t fall asleep, her husband complained. At midnight, she would pick up the telephone and call people at random.
The first words she said were always: “Hello - Nice to meet you.” Then she would continue to say “Well, I’m fine. Don’t worry about me” and wouldn’t let the man or woman at the end of the line talk. She hung up.
The China Post, Taiwan
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