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Mania Learning Center

Mania is an abnormally elated mental state, typically characterized by feelings of euphoria, lack of inhibitions, racing thoughts, diminished need for sleep, talkativeness, risk taking, and irritability. In extreme cases, mania can induce hallucin...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
A discrete period lasting a week or more during which a person experiences mania, an abnormally elevated, cheerful, or euphoric mood. Description A person experiencing a manic episode shows persistent and often inappropriate enthusiasm which may i...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
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