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Case Reports
. 2012 Jan;34(1):87-9.
doi: 10.4103/0253-7176.96169.

Chronic mania: an underrecognized clinical entity

Sandeep Grover  1 , Naresh Nebhinani, Rajarshi Neogi, K R Soumya
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Case Reports

Chronic mania: an underrecognized clinical entity

Sandeep Grover et al. Indian J Psychol Med. 2012 Jan.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Bipolar disorder; chronic mania; course.

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Conflict of Interest: None.

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