Misdiagnosis of Mania
| About misdiagnosis: When checking for a misdiagnosis of Mania or confirming a diagnosis of Mania, it is useful to consider what other medical conditions might be possible misdiagnoses or other alternative conditions relevant to diagnosis. These alternate diagnoses of Mania may already have been considered by your doctor or may need to be considered as possible alternative diagnoses or candidates for misdiagnosis of Mania. For a general overview of misdiagnosis issues for all diseases, see Overview of Misdiagnosis. |
Alternative diagnoses list for Mania: For a diagnosis of Mania, the following list of conditions have been mentioned in sources as possible alternative diagnoses to consider during the diagnostic process for Mania:
- Other symptoms that might be imprecisely described as mania include:
- Hyperactivity
- Excitement
- Euphoria
- Delusions
- Inattention
- Recklessness
- Distracted
- Concentration difficulty
- Detachment
- Hypomania
- Bipolar disorder
- Manic-depressive disorder
- Medical conditions that might be mistaken as mania include:
- Drug intoxication
- Amphetamine intoxication
- Cannabis intoxication
- Emotional stress (type of Stress)
- Hyperthyroidism - causes a speedup of metabolism and thought but not true mania.
- Dementia
- Schizophrenia
- Schizoaffective disorder
- Insomnia - can cause unusual racing thoughts but not true mania.
Mania as an alternative diagnosis: The other diseases for which Mania is listed as a possible alternative diagnosis in their lists include:
- Anti-Social Personality Disorder
- Conduct Disorder
- Gambling addiction
- Intermittent Explosive Disorder
- Kleptomania
- Narcissistic Personality Disorder
- Paraphilias
- Pyromania
Medical news summaries about misdiagnosis of Mania: The following medical news items are relevant to misdiagnosis of Mania:
Misdiagnosis cases for Mania:
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Last revision:
June 2, 2003
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