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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 ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease
سال: 1899
ISSN: 0022-3018
DOI: 10.1097/00005053-189912000-00003