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When a Patient Arrives in the Emergency Room, He Is

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When a patient arrives in the emergency room, he is restless and irritable with unlimited energy and a rapid rate of speech. The attending psychiatrist believes the patient has taken cocaine or amphetamines and admits him for observation. The next day the symptoms are the same, which suggests that the symptoms are not caused by drugs. Which of the following episodes did the patient likely experience?


A) Dissociative episode
B) Manic episode
C) Major depressive episode
D) Hypomanic episode

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