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Manic Stupor
Mr. AR, a 24-year-old carpenter, was. brought into treatment for first-episode psychiatric illness. According to reports, AR's alteredbehaviour began suddenly, 2 days earlier and comprised hostility towards all and sundry, prolonged spells of shouting and abusiveness, mindless violence, almost total absence of sleep, and refusal of food. There was no past, personal, or family history of signifi...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Psychiatry
سال: 1899
ISSN: 0002-953X,1535-7228
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.55.4.595