... (Hirschfeld and Cross, 1981; Weissman and Boyd, 1985). Patients with mild mania tend to be lively, talkative, and self-confident, often hard to distinguish from normal buoyant people. The patients are unable to sit still for a moment and jump from one plan to another. However, when the mania becomes more severe (known as acute or psychotic mania) the patient seems to possess an unlimited amount of energy. They may start to stay up all night, take part in endless conversations that run from one topic to another, smash up furniture, run around constantly, sleep rarely, spend all their money on gambling, or create huge plans on how to build a new school. People in a manic state will always seem busy and the constant stream of activities, if not stopped, will eventually take a huge toll on the patient's health. People that suffer from depression may feel dejected, sinful, worthless and a ...

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