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flight of ideas

flight of ideas

a rapid, continuous succession of superficially related thoughts and ideas, manifest as hurried speech with frequent abrupt shifts in topic. A common symptom of a manic episode, such disturbed thinking occasionally is seen in other disorders as well, including schizophrenia.

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