Question

A 30-year-old man is taken to A&E by relatives due to mania with psychotic features. Which medication is preferred as first-line in acute mania according to NICE?

Accepted Answer

Haloperidol or an atypical antipsychotic

Answer

SSRI antidepressant

Answer

Lithium alone

Answer

Benzodiazepines alone

Answer

Carbamazepine alone

Practice question

A 30-year-old man is taken to A&E by relatives due to mania with psychotic features. Which medication is preferred as first-line in acute mania according to NICE?