flight of ideas

flight of ideas (flīt of i-de´ahz) a nearly continuous flow of rapid speech that jumps from topic to topic, usually based on discernible associations, distractions, or plays on words, but sometimes disorganized and incoherent.

flight of ideas,

(in psychiatry) a continuous stream of talk in which the patient switches rapidly from one topic to another and each subject is incoherent and unrelated to the preceding one or is stimulated by some environmental circumstance. The condition is frequently a symptom of acute manic states and schizophrenia. Compare circumstantiality.

flight of ideas

a nearly continuous flow of rapid speech that jumps from topic to topic, usually based on discernible associations, distractions, or plays on words, but in severe cases so rapid as to be disorganized and incoherent. It is most commonly seen in manic episodes but may also occur in other mental disorders, such as in manic phases of schizophrenia.

flight of ideas

Psychiatry A virtually continuous flow of accelerated speech in which a person abruptly changes from one to another topic, usually based on understandable associations; in extreme FOI, the speech is disorganized or incoherent. See Bipolar disorder.

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circumstantiality
episode
fragmented speech
hypomanic episode
loosening of associations
major depressive episode
mania
manic episode
mixed episode
thought disorder

His speech is pressured and rapid, and there is a flight of ideas.

In the mood for mania by Atkinson, Roland / Clinical Psychiatry News

Examination revealed markedly elevated mood, pressured speech, flight of ideas, and grandiose delusions.

Does olanzapine-fluoxetine combination increase the risk of mania in ... by Ladner, Mark E. / Southern Medical Journal

You demonstrated an unconnected flight of ideas and stated wrong information.

Letters to the editor by Ear, Nose and Throat Journal

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Flight Manuals Executive Steering Group
Flight Marshal
Flight mechanic
Flight Medical Officer
Flight Message Transfer Protocol
Flight Mission Simulator - Digital
Flight Mission Simulator/Digital
Flight Mode Annunciator
Flight Model
Flight Model Discharge System
Flight Motion Simulator
Flight Movement Forecast
Flight Navigation Procedures Trainer
Flight Ninety-Three National Memorial
Flight number
Flight nurse
Flight nurse
Flight nurse
Flight nurse
Flight nurse
Flight Object
Flight Object Management System
Flight Observation Team
Flight of Animals
Flight of Capital
Flight of Capital
flight of colours
flight of fancy
flight of fancy

flight of ideas

Flight of Opportunity
flight of stairs
flight of stairs
flight of steps
Flight of the Amazon Queen
Flight of the Bumblebee
Flight of the Conchords
Flight of the Eagle Productions
Flight of the Intruder
Flight of the Navigator
Flight of the Phoenix
Flight of the Valkyries
Flight officer
Flight Officer Biographical Inventory
Flight Officer Flight Aptitude Rating
Flight Operating Limitation
Flight Operation Center
Flight Operation Segment
Flight Operation-Time Management
Flight Operational Quality Assurance
Flight Operations
Flight Operations & Specialized Safety
Flight Operations and Air Traffic Management Integration
Flight Operations Briefing Station
Flight Operations Bulletin