Ann Psychiatr Clin Neurosci | Volume 2, Issue 1 | Research Article | Open Access
Suman Prasad Adhikari*
Department of Psychiatry, Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences, Nepal
*Correspondance to: Suman Prasad Adhikari
Fulltext PDFObjectives: This research was conducted to study symptomatology & diagnosis in manic patient and to investigate the possibility that there might be a natural division of manic episodes into clinical sub-types.
Background: Factor analysis of signs and symptoms of mania have been done using different rating scales in different studies. This study was carried out to study the core features of the manic state. The objective was to search for the model of the symptomatology of manic patients.
Materials and Methods: We studied 75 individuals with mania. It was descriptive, cross sectional hospital based study. Patients with mixed episodes, substance induced mood episodes and those with features suggestive of organic etiology were excluded from the study. All patients were rated on Scale for manic states (SMS) and subsequent factor analysis was done.
Results: With principal component analysis three Eigen values greater than unity were extracted. The three factors were euphoric activation, dysphoria and psychosis. These factors accounted for 68.16% of the rotated variance.
Conclusion: This study identified at least three sub dimensions specific to mania. These findings support the multidimensional nature of manic symptoms. Use of sub dimensions, in addition to overall mania severity may enhance the ability to detect meaningful biological correlates of bipolar disorder.
Adhikari SP. Factor Analysis Study of Phenomenological Subtypes of Mania. Ann Psychiatr Clin Neurosci. 2019;2(1):1009.