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Bipolar Affective Disorder (BPAD)

    
     
     
   
18

20
  
   
  
  

    
   
    
    
   
   
   
   
    
   
    
    
    

   
    
Flight of Ideas
   
   
   
    
 
Pressure of Speech
 
   
  
   
   
  
 
    
   
 
   
    
   
   
  
   
  
   
 
   
     
   
   
    
   
   
   
    
    
   
   
  
  
 

(Manic Episode)

    

  
   
    
  

   
 
Bipolar Affective Disorder (BPAD)
Aetiology, Psychopathology and Management
       
Tamil Psychiatry Journal, Vol-2, Issue-1, Jan-Mar 2026, Page 27-31
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 
  
 

(Hypomania):
  
   
    
   
  
Manic Episode with Psychotic Symptoms:
Grandiose Delusion:
 
   
   
    
  

   
    
   

    
   
   
  
   
   
  
  
    
    
   
  
Persecutory Delusion:
  
    
     
    
  
 
Auditory Hallucination:
   
(Depression):

/
 
    
    

 
  
   
    
  
 
 
 
  
(Worthlessness).
  
 
    
 
  
   
    
   
    
    
Bipolar Affective Disorder Type 1
    
   
   
Bipolar Affective Disorder Type II
   

Cyclothymic Disorder
     
   
   
  
  
Mixed Affective State:
   
 
  
ETIOLOGY:
  
   
  
   
  
  
  
ISSN (ONLINE): 3107-7862
jkpo; irf;fpahl;hp [h;dy; mwk; kdey kUj;Jtkid / [dthp-khh;r; 2026
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

7
 
 
Ank3, CACNIC, Clock,
MAFD1, MAFD2, MAFD3, MAFD4, MAFD7, MAFD8,
CACNAIC
   
    

 

Epinephrine

Norepinephrine
     
  
   
   
  
 
(COCAINE)
 
  
 
Epinephrine

Norepinephrine
 
  
   
 
  
    
  
47.4%
 

(Bipolar)

  
 
frontal lobe-

  
glutamate

   
  
   
   
  
 

 


   



 
 
 
   
 

    
  
1. Complete blood count
2. ESR - Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
3. Fasting glucose
FASTING GLUCOSE-
 
   

Electrolytes:
   
   
   
 
5.
 

Lipid profile

ECG:
 
ECG

 

EEG:
  
   
  
EEG
   


 
   

  
   
   
    
  
   
   
  
  
 
  
  
   

   
  

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   
   
   

Antipsychotic 
Olanzapine, Quetiapine, Aripiprazole, Risperidone

Ziprasidone
  
   
 
Mood stabiliser 
Lithium, Lamotrigine, Disodium Valporate

arbamazepine.
Antidepressants:
(SSRI, SNRI, MAOI)
  
   
  
   

REFERENCE:
   
   
  
ECT

Maintenance Therapy:
   
    
   
  
   
   
  
 

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