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Muskan Jaiswal
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When a patient arrives in the emergency room, he is restless and irritable with unlimited energy and a rapid rate of speech. The attending psychiatrist believes the patient has taken cocaine or amphetamines and admits him for observation. The next day the symptoms are the same. What condition with symptoms that are similar to those associated with amphetamine use might the psychiatrist now consider as a condition that is relevant to the diagnosis?

A) mania
B) dissociative fugue
C) conversion disorder
D) catatonic schizophrenia

Mania

A mental state characterized by extremely elevated mood, energy, and activity levels, often associated with bipolar disorder.

Dissociative Fugue

A dissociative disorder in which one has a complete loss of memory of one’s entire identity, travels away from home, and may assume a new identity.

Conversion Disorder

A psychological condition in which a person shows neurological symptoms, such as numbness, blindness, paralysis, or fits, without a neurological explanation.

  • Understand the concept of mood disorders, including major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder.
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