I. A. Identification Data
I. A. Identification Data
IDENTIFICATION DATA:
NAME : Mr.
AGE : 38 yrs
SEX : Male
IP No. : 263058
EDUCATION :
OCCUPATION :
INCOME :
RELIGION : Hindu
b. INFORMANT :
Family
III.CHIEF COMPLAINTS
According to patient:
Patient said that he has some feelings in his mind due to some debt in the family.
According to informant
Illness was acute in onset, continuous course and the precipitating factor being the non-
compliance with medication. Patient was apparently normal before 4 months, and when he
stopped taking medications, he started behaving abnormally. Since last 2 weeks his symptoms
increased and he was brought to NIMHANS on 29/ 12/ 10. This was a remission of similar
illness which occurred 4 yrs back.
Since 4 months, his sleep started decreasing and he became irritable without provocation.
He started telling that he is God, so others should come and worship him and did Poojas
excessively in day and night to increase his power. He would then ask his wife to assist in his
Poojas without dress. If wife refuse, he would abuse her physically and mentally and would
damage properties in home- TV, fan, tubelight etc. He did Poojas and threw all things into the
well telling that he has given everything to God.
He forced his wife to have sex with him more frequent than normal and would beat her if
refused. He also started telling that he is an army officer appointed by the India government for
the purpose of looking after the temples and building in his village. He would collect money
from villagers telling that he is giving it to build a temple in his land and would spend that
money to purchase things for Pooja and to eat from hotels.
He also told the family members that he was followed by many people to spy and kill
him; as they don’t want him to do good for the village. He got into frequent fights with others in
the village.
He was very active and doing various work without completing any and shifts from one
work to another. He stopped going for his regular agricultural work. He would talk to unknown
persons in a familiar manner and more than his normal. His sleep was less, inspite of this he was
very active and energetic. He would take food more than normal.
No history of over grooming, overspending, pervasive low mood, cry spells, decreased
energy, decreased interest in activities, ideas of worthlessness, hopelessness, helplessness and
suicidal ideas. No history of hearing voices in isolation and abnormal perception/ thoughts/
activities/ thoughts known to others/ being controlled by others.
Psychiatric- He had a history of similar episode 4 yrs back; lasted for 3 months characterized by
delusion of reference, delusion of persecution, crying spells, depressed mood, death wishes
functioning, decreased interest in activities, decreased sleep and appetite and due to non-
compliance to medications, remitted this time.
OvertalkativenessOvertalkativeness
Irritability
Wandering behavior
Developmental record
School record
Work record
Jobs held : farmer
Social record
Children
Three children- 2 female children of 8yrs and 4yrs and 1 male child of 6yrs.