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pressure of ideas

pressure of ideas

a characteristic symptom of mania in which there is increased spontaneity and productivity of thought: Numerous, widely varied ideas arise quickly and pass through the mind rapidly. It is usually manifested as pressured speech or pressure of activity. Also called thought pressure.

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