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Pressure of speech

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Pressure of speech is a subjective sign where the examiner feels that ideas are occurring to the patient faster than the patient can properly verbalise them - i.e. there is too much to say and not enough time to say it. It is a feature of hypomanic and manic illness, and may be thought of as a prelude to flight of ideas.

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