Open AccessChronic Mania: An Underrecognized Clinical Entity
Author(s) -
Sandeep Grover,
Naresh Nebhinani,
Rajarshi Neogi,
Kanduri Soumya
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
indian journal of psychological medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 0975-1564
pISSN - 0253-7176
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7176.96169
Subject(s) - mania , bipolar disorder , psychiatry , medicine , psychology , lithium (medication)
Chronic mania (defined as the presence of manic symptoms for more than 2 years without remission) poses significant problems in diagnosis and management. Generally it denotes poor outcome, though contrary reports are available. We present a case of chronic mania and discuss the clinical features of chronic mania reported in the literature, which are useful in distinguishing chronic mania from acute mania.