Thirty-five-year-old Rick recently formulated an elaborate plan to cure AIDS with vitamin therapy.To provide funding, he withdrew all his money from his bank and purchased thousands of jars of vitamins and small boxes to put them in.When he appeared at a hospital emergency room loudly demanding names of patients with AIDS, Rick was hospitalized for psychiatric observation.What is Rick's most likely diagnosis?

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Rick's behavior suggests a manic episode, as he engaged in impulsive and grandiose behaviors (withdrawing all his money for a vitamin cure) and exhibited symptoms of psychosis (demanding patient names loudly).

Thirty-Five-Year-Old Rick Recently Formulated an Elaborate Plan to Cure AIDS