hypomania

Related to hypomania: borderline personality disorder, hypermania, dysphoric hypomania

hy·po·ma·ni·a

(hī′pə-mā′nē-ə, -mān′yə)

An abnormal psychological state that is similar to but milder than mania, characterized by an elevated or agitated mood and commonly occurring in people with bipolar disorder.

hy′po·man′ic (-măn′ĭk) adj.

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hypomania

(ˌhaɪpəʊˈmeɪnɪə)

(Psychiatry) psychiatry an abnormal condition of extreme excitement, milder than mania but characterized by great optimism and overactivity and often by reckless spending of money

hypomanic adj

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hy•po•ma•ni•a

(ˌhaɪ pəˈmeɪ ni ə, -ˈmeɪn yə)

n. Psychiatry.

a mania of low intensity.

[1880–85]

hy`po•man′ic (-ˈmæn ɪk) adj., n.

hypomania

a mild mania; submania.

See also: Manias

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