Criteria for a Hypomania A. A distinct period of
abnormally and persistently elevated, expansive, or irritable mood, lasting at
least B. During the period of mood
disturbance, three (or more) of the following symptoms have persisted (four if 1. inflated self-esteem or grandiosity 2. decreased need for sleep (e.g., feels rested after only 3 hours of sleep) 3. more talkative than usual or pressure to keep talking 4. flight of ideas or subjective experience that thoughts are racing 5. distractibility (i.e., attention too easily drawn to unimportant or irrelevant external stimuli) 6. increase in
goal-directed activity (either socially, at work or school, or sexually) or 7. excessive
involvement in pleasurable activities that have a high potential for painful
consequences (e.g., C. The episode is associated
with an unequivocal change in functioning that is uncharacteristic of the person D. The disturbance in mood and the change in functioning are observable by others. E. The episode is not severe
enough to cause marked impairment in social or occupational functioning, F. The symptoms are not due to
the direct physiological effects of a substance (e.g., a drug of abuse, |
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