manic disorder

Synonyms:

mania

Types:

craze, delirium, frenzy, fury, hysteria

state of violent mental agitation

nympholepsy

a frenzy of emotion; as for something unattainable

epidemic hysertia, mass hysteria

a condition in which a large group of people exhibit the same state of violent mental agitation

Type of:

affective disorder, emotional disorder, emotional disturbance, major affective disorder

any mental disorder not caused by detectable organic abnormalities of the brain and in which a major disturbance of emotions is predominant