6. CLINICAL FEATURES (cont’d)
• THOUGHTLESS ACTIVITIES
• BUYING SPREES
• PROMISCOUS SEXUAL BEHAVIOURS
• GRANDIOUS AND UNREALISTIC
PLANS
• PRESSURE OF SPEECH
• CLANG ASSOCIATIONS
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7. CLINICAL FEATURES(cont’d)
• FLIGHT OF IDEAS
• PROLIXITY
• GRANDIOUS DELUSIONS
• DELUSIONS OF PERSECUTION
• 2ND PERSON AUDITORY
HALLUCINATIONS
• DECREASED ATTENTION SPAN
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8. CLINICAL FEATURES(cont’d)
• DECREASED NEED FOR SLEEP
• INCREASED SELF-ESTEEM
• INCREASED LIBIDO
• DELUSIONS ARE MOSTLY MOOD
CONGRUENT
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9. DURATION OF EPISODE
• AVERAGE DURATION OF
UNTREATED EPISODE IS
APPROXIMATELY 4 TO 6 MONTHS
• NUMBER OF EPISODES IN LIFE-TIME
( IN B.A.D.) 9 TO 12 EPISODES
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