[Leukocyte count in manics, endogenous depressive, schizophrenics and neurotics]

Manic, endogenous depressive, schizophrenic and neurotic patients, 80 (40 females, 40 males) in each diagnostic group, are compared with regard to the white blood count with one another and with normal controls. Significant differences of means were found (1) between some groups of patients concerning the total number of leucocytes (micrometer +/- microseconds, micronD), the number of neutrophil granulocytes (micrometer +/- microsecond, micronN), the number of eosinophil granulocytes (micrometer +/- microseconds, micronD; micronN +/- microseconds, micronD) and the number of lymphocytes (micronN +/- micronD), and (2) between all groups of patients and normal controls concerning the number of monocytes (micronD, micronN, micrometer, microsecond +/- micronK). The findings are discussed.