Malhi G S, Mitchell P B, Parker G B
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney.
Acta Psychiatr Scand. 2001 Aug;104(2):153-6. doi: 10.1034/j.1600-0447.2001.00289.x.
This paper presents a case of chronic mania and reviews the diagnosis with respect to its definition and utility.
A case of chronic mania is described.
Unremitting mania poses a diagnostic and management challenge.
Persistent mania of this duration is rare, but a diagnosis of chronic mania should not be rejected on the basis of chronicity.