Mania medical conditions that induce

Hypomania is a less severe form of mania, and by dehnition does not cause a marked impairment in social or occupational functioning, and no delusions or haUucinations are present. " Patients with hypomania often do not seek treatment imtil they have a depressive episode, thus hypomania may not be recognized or reported. Symptoms found in hypomanic episodes are similar to those of cocaine- or antidepressant-induced mood disorders thus the differential diagnosis should rule out any substance-induced or medical conditions that present with elevated mood. Hypomanic states should be closely monitored, because 5% to 15% of patients may rapidly switch to a manic episode." ... 

Medical conditions, medications, and somatic treatments that may induce mania are shown in Table 69-1. 

Those disorders that require the presence of psychosis (Table 10—1) as a defining feature of the diagnosis include schizophrenia, substance-induced (i.e., drug-induced) psychotic disorder, schizophreniform disorder, schizoaffective disorder, delusional disorder, brief psychotic disorder, shared psychotic disorder, and psychotic disorder due to a general medical condition. Disorders that may or may not have psychotic symptoms (Table 10—2) as an associated feature include mania and depression as well as several cognitive disorders such as Alzheimer s dementia. 

Schizophrenia involves the exhibiting of psychotic symptoms. For many social workers trying to help, these clients can be difflcult because the mental health conditions in this category usually include symptoms of delusions, hallucinations, uncooperativeness, and thought disorders (Kaplan Sadock, 1990). The specific conditions that are treated with antipsychotic medications usually include schizophrenia, delusional disorders, depressive psychoses, mania, and drug-induced psychoses (Kaplan Sadock, 1990). See Table 7.1 for a list and brief description of the schizophrenic or primary psychotic disorders. 

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