30th November 2023

You are on a psychiatric inpatient unit, and you have been asked to review a patient

You are on a psychiatric inpatient unit, and you have been asked to review a patient who has a previous diagnosis of bipolar disorder. You struggle to maintain a coherent conversation. When you are taking a history, the patient replies with phrases such as ‘I played football with my cat, oh he is so fat, I should go to the gym – I hate the sky, it’s always so bright, the light at work needs replacing.’

What is this an example of?

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