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

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The symptoms described suggest a manic episode, which is characterized by elevated mood, increased energy, rapid speech, and irritability, among other symptoms. These symptoms can mimic those of amphetamine use, but if they persist beyond the expected duration of drug effects, a manic episode may be a likely consideration. The other options do not fit the symptoms described as well.

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