Which finding best indicates that lithium treatment is improving acute mania?
Correct answer: A. The patient sleeps longer and speaks less rapidly.
- A. The patient sleeps longer and speaks less rapidly.
- B. The patient reports hearing fewer voices at night.
- C. The patient has increased appetite and weight gain.
- D. The patient develops a mild fine hand tremor.
Explanation
Improved sleep and reduced pressured speech suggest that manic activation is decreasing. Hearing voices relates more directly to psychosis, while increased appetite and tremor are not reliable measures of lithium's therapeutic response.
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