Hello doctor, my aunt is suffering from a mental illness. She blabbers loudly throughout the day, she feels she is superior to all and everyone is trying to get her down. She is highly superstitious. She also gets hallucination and trust only people who praise her. She has immense amount of energy compared to a women of age of 55. What kind of syndrome is this? What can be possible treatment as it is very difficult to take her to a doctor whole day she keeps on screaming loudly in house please help.

Dr. Sreenivasan Vazhoor RamsinghPsychiatrist9yrs exp

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Respected Madam, Your aunt seems to be showing symptoms of Mania which include being very happy or extremely irritable along with decrease in sleep, increase in activity and energy levels, increased talk, overreligiosity/overspending, increased self esteem/grandiose ideas, aggressive behaviour, etc etc. These need to be present together for atleast a week to diagnose a manic episode which usually occurs as part of a bipolar disorder. But the onset of bipolar disorder is very rarely seen so late, hence I would ask you to please get a detailed evaluation done by a psychiatrist and rule out other medical causes for her illness and to confirm her diagnosis. In her current state you might have to coerce her to get her to see a psychiatrist but trust me when I say that she needs immediate treatment after a detailed evaluation. Thank You and Take Care. 

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