Nursing interventions for the management of patients with mania
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Nursing interventions for the management of patients with mania

Robert McColm Community psychiatric nurse, Stewartry Community Health Team, Castle Douglas
Joe Brown Lecturer, Bell College, School of Health; and Judith Anderson is campus librarian, Bell College, Dumfries Campus Library, Crichton University Campus, Dumfries

This article explores mania, a serious and often chronic illness that is mostly related to bipolar disorder but can present by itself or as a symptom of other illnesses. The signs and symptoms of the condition are examined and the nursing interventions reviewed.

Nursing Standard. 20, 17, 46-49. doi: 10.7748/ns.20.17.46.s56

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