mixed state (psychiatry)

This article is an expansion of a section titled Mixed state from the main article: Bipolar disorder

In the context of mental disorder, a mixed affective state, also known as a "mixed" or "mixed-manic" episode, is a condition during which features of mania and depression—such as agitation, anxiety, fatigue, guilt, impulsiveness, irritability, morbid or suicidal ideation, panic, paranoia, pressured speech and rage—occur simultaneously or in very short succession.