Mania is a mental disorder, which main symptoms are: increased mood, euphoria, irritability, increased psychomotor drive.
A person who is in a state of mania has the feeling that nothing bad is happening to her because her mood is very good.
He does not consider it necessary to use any help and reacts with anger and aggression to attempts to persuade her to undergo treatment.
A person in mania is not able to control his behavior, he can do risky or illegal things.
It may also have a tendency to behave completely unlike this person (e.g. excessive drinking of alcohol, spending money).
You may also have delusions.
Causes of mania
The main cause of mania is an increase in serotonin and noradrenaline activity (this is the opposite of depression).
Manic episodes may also appear in the treatment of depression using antidepressants.
Signs of mania:
- no inhibitions;
- constant race of thoughts, problems with concentration of attention;
- increased psychomotor drive;
- logorrhea;
- recklessness, no criticism;
- propensity for risky behavior;
- overstated self-esteem and self-confidence;
- reduced need for sleep.
Mania treatment
In the treatment of mania, pharmacological therapy in the form of antiepileptic and antipsychotic drugs is mainly used .
Psychoeducation for the family members of a person struggling with mania episodes is also necessary so that they can help their loved one as effectively as possible.
