Chronic Mania-A Case Report

Bipolar disorder is a phasic mental characterized by the presence of (hypo) maniac, depressive and/or mixedepisodes during course disease. A 70 year man, with no prior history episodes, began to suffera picture manic characteristics as an adolescent. Despite numerous drug treatments prescribed, there has beenno improvement, and followed torpid chronic course. Chronic unipolar mania clinical entityappearing residual characteristic in current psychiatric nosology. Its low prevalence makes it difficult carryout research aimed at elucidating whether subordinate or independent relationship bipolar disorder. Asystematic assessment effectiveness electroconvulsive therapy needed these patients.