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To investigate the clinical specificity of mixed affective patients, we compared the clinical characteristics of pure manic patients with those of mixed manic patients. The clinical symptoms of 146 bipolar inpatients hospitalized for a manic episode were assessed by means of the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale. Mixed patients showed more positive and cognitive symptoms and among these the lack of judgement and insight was prominent. Further studies are needed to clarify the specificity of lack of insight of the mixed bipolar patients.
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Received: 28 January 2000 / Accepted: 31 May 2000
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Rossi, A., Daneluzzo, E., Arduini, L. et al. Cognitive symptoms of mania in pure and mixed episodes evaluated with the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale. European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences 250, 254–256 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004060070015
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s004060070015