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

Question

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

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The symptoms described are consistent with a manic episode, a characteristic of bipolar disorder. Mania can cause restlessness, increased energy, rapid speech, and irritability. These symptoms may be similar to those associated with cocaine or amphetamine use, but the persistence of the symptoms over time suggests a different underlying cause.

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