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Melancholia, Glucose Tolerance and Body Weight

Runwell Hospital, near Wickford, Essex

ABSTRACT

Glucose tolerance values and various physical and mental data were obtained from two groups: 19 depressions and 9 controls.of similar age distribution. An intravenous test which gave a numerical index for glucose tolerance was used.

A highly significant decrease in glucose tolerance and in body weight is found in the depressions compared with the controls. However, within the group of depressions, there is no correlation between glucose tolerance and body weight. Low food intake during the four days before testing (4 cases) is correlated with a low glucose tolerance. The glucose tolerance in 8 patients with involutional melancholia is significantly lower than in 7 patients with manic depressive psychosis. Explanations for these findings are discussed.