Dolor y manía

Abstract

The relation among pain and depression is well documented in the scientific literature, however, the bibliography that associates mania and perception of pain is scarce.

In this article, a review of the aforementioned relationship is made regarding two cases. Is this about two patients diagnosed with bipolar disorder who were hospitalized for manic episodes, at the same time they were suffering a serious traumatic injury. The absence of pain was observed while the psychopathological alteration persisted, in turn, as the mood stabilized, the painful sensation increased.

For this reason, it is proposed the utility of the absence of pain or hypoalgesia as an assessment of part of the manic symptoms.