ACUTE DELIRIOUS MANIA AND ACUTE MANIA.

Delirious Mania: A Diagnostic and Treatment Dilemma

109 Mania is a well-known psychiatric condition which is characterized by an elated or irritable mood. It is associated with increased energy, grandiose delusions, the pressure of talk, the flight of ideas, increased psychomotor activity, insomnia, distractibility and social disinhibition. However, any medical condition or substance misuse must be ruled out before making such a diagnosis. If a ...

Treatment guidelines for acute mania

Nowadays, psychiatrists have a wide range of treatment choices to treat acute mania. Introduction of atypical antipsychotics in the last decade has increased the range of available treatments. A good number of double-blind randomized clinical trials have supported the efficacy of several atypicals, (aripiprazole, olanzapine, quetiapine, risperidone, ziprasidone) both as monotherapy and in combi...

Acute Mania Following Simple Ovariotomy

Acute and long-term treatment of mania

The treatment of mania starts with a correct diagnosis and elementary measures to prevent risks for the patient, relatives, and others. Sometimes, compulsory admission and treatment may be required for a few days. Patients with psychotic or mixed mania may be more difficult to treat. At the present time, there is solid evidence supporting the use of lithium, the anticonvulsants valproate and ca...

Valproate in Acute Mania - a Controlled Study

A controlled blind study was carried out to establish the efficacy of Sodium Valproate as the first line of treatment in Acute Mania. Patients were studied over a period of 4 weeks. Using randomised table patients were assigned to either lithium or valproate. Decrease in the psychopathology was evident within 2-3 weeks. Valproate was found to be as effective as Lithium in controlling the manic ...