What is hyper manic??What causes it??Treatment for it??
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Hypermanic is the same as a manic episode. The causes vary, and there is no specific cause for it. The diagnosis comes from certain criteria (i.e. inflated self-esteem and grandiosity, less sleep, being more talkative, and excessive involvement in activities that can be potentially dangerous-overspending, promiscuity). To be a manic episode, the behaviors/criteria have to last at least one week. Make sure that your diagnosis is distinguished from Bipolar I/Bipolar II disorders. As far as treatment, therapy and medication are the standard.
A manic episode does not cause illegal behavior, but untreated mania can cause otherwise law-abiding people to act in uncharacteristic ways and do things that are dangerous or against the law. It does not mean it will happen, but it is possible.
Hypomanic Personality Disorder
The Hypomanic Personality results from desiring, needing, and delighting in pleasure; and from fearing, and being distressed by, pain.
Hypomanic
Cheerful and exuberant
Articulate and jocular
Overoptimistic and carefree
Overconfident, self-assured, boastful, and grandiose
Extroverted and people seeking
High energy level, full of plans and improvident activities
Versatile, with broad interests
Overinvolved and meddlesome
Uninhibited and stimulus seeking
Habitual short sleeper (less than 6 hours a night)
Surprisingly, there are no studies on treating hypomania. Virtually all clinical trials of bipolar medications involve treating patients for severe mania during the acute (initial) phase of mania. Recommended medications doses are based on these trials, where high doses are justified in order to remove the patient from danger. Treating hypomania, however, involves different considerations and demands far greater clinical judgment.
On the one hand, mild hypomania may be a legitimate baseline for many patients, requiring either no medications or only low doses of medication. Medication should simply "take the edge off the edge," in Dr Gartner's words, rather than sedate the personality out of a patient. Dr Gartner contends that clinicians who overmedicate in these situations risk having their patients becoming noncompliant.
On the other hand, hypomania may herald the beginning of a dangerous cycle into more severe mania, which requires immediate intervention. Additionally, the DSM-IV fails to account for mixed states in hypomania, such as depression and irritability.
The causes are unknown.
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