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- Title
Delirious mania: Presentation, pathogenesis, and management: Rapid recognition is critical to avoid initiating inappropriate treatment.
- Authors
Reinfeld, Samuel; Yacoub, Adeeb
- Abstract
The article focuses on delirious mania, a poorly recognized and understood syndrome characterized by acute severe hyperactivity, psychosis, catatonia, and intermittent confusion. Topics include the lack of a widely accepted nosology, challenges in diagnosis and treatment, and inconsistencies in clinical practice, such as misattributing symptoms to other conditions and the potential use of less efficacious treatments.
- Subjects
NEUROLEPTIC malignant syndrome; MANIA; PSYCHIATRIC rating scales
- Publication
Current Psychiatry, 2023, Vol 22, Issue 12, p26
- ISSN
1537-8276
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.12788/cp.0414