Volume 41 · Number 4
APRIL 2011
A 36-year-old Man with Agitated Behavior, Psychosis
Psychiatr Ann. 2011 April;41(4):209-211
By Adarezza Ferrer, MD; Sree Latha Krishna Jadapalle, MD; Aijaz Nanjiani, MD; Joan Wynn, MBA; Javed Iqbal, MD
The patient was a single, 36-year-old white man. He was admitted to our institution due to agitated behavior and psychosis, with a diagnosis of bipolar I disorder from his most recent episode, which was mixed and severe with mood-incongruent psychotic features. He presented with depressed mood of 3 weeks’ duration, associated with early and intermittent insomnia, decreased energy, racing thoughts, and psychomotor agitation.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Adarezza Ferrer, MD; Sree Latha Krishna Jadapalle, MD; Aijaz Nanjiani, MD; Joan Wynn, MBA; and Javed Iqbal, MD, are with Bergen Regional Medical Center, Paramus, New Jersey.
Address correspondence to: Adarezza Ferrer, MD; with Bergen Regional Medical Center, Paramus, NJ 07652; or email: [email protected].
The authors would like to acknowledge Amin Shamal, MD, and Aleeya Mohammed, MS, for their help in the preparation of this manuscript.
Dr. Ferrer; Dr. Jadapalle; Dr. Nanjiani; Ms. Wynn; and Dr. Iqbal have disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
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