A 26-year-old patient with affective bipolar disorder has developed a condition manifested by mood improvement, behavioural and sexual hyperactivity, verbosity, active body language, reduced need for sleep. Which of the following drugs would be most effective in this case?

Answer options

1. Antidepressants with sedative effect
2. Antidepressants with activating effect
3. Tranquilizers
4. Neuroleptics with activating effect
5. Neuroleptics with sedative effect

Explanation

The main manifestations of maniacal syndrome are indicated in this task. There is maniacal excitation, which manifested by mood improvement, behavioral and sexual hyperactivity, verbosity, active body language, reduced need for sleep. Neuroleptics with a sedative effect are used to treat maniacal excitation. Psychiatry: [Textbook] V.L. Gavenko, V.M. Sinayko, G.A. Samardakova and others; reduction by V.L. Gavenko, – Kharkiv: Region-inform, 2006. – 398 – 399 P.