Racing Thoughts
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Charles Carlson, DO, MS (Psychiatry)
Dr. Carlson graduated from Touro University in Nevada with a degree in osteopathic medicine. He then trained as a resident in Psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals where he was also a chief resident and completed a fellowship in Public and Community Psychiatry. After training, he started practicing in | Addiction Psychiatry at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs where he also teaches Psychiatry residents.
Yu Shirai, MD (Psychiatry)
Dr. Shirai works at the Yotsuya Yui Clinic for mental health treatment for English and Portuguese-speaking patients. He treats a wide range of patients from neurodevelopmental disorders to dementia in children and participates in knowledge sharing through the Diversity Clinic.
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Content updated on Jan 4, 2023
About the symptom
A state in which the mind quickly switches between different thought or memories. It can be caused by many different medical or psychiatric conditions.
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Do you have racing thoughts or rapid thought patterns?
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References
Weiner L, Ossola P, Causin JB, Desseilles M, Keizer I, Metzger JY, Krafes EG, Monteil C, Morali A, Garcia S, Marchesi C, Giersch A, Bertschy G, Weibel S. Racing thoughts revisited: A key dimension of activation in bipolar disorder. J Affect Disord. 2019 Aug 1;255:69-76. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2019.05.033. Epub 2019 May 21. PMID: 31129462.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0165032718332567?via%3Dihub
Weiner L, Weibel S, de Sousa Gurgel W, Keizer I, Gex-Fabry M, Giersch A, Bertschy G. Measuring racing thoughts in healthy individuals: The Racing and Crowded Thoughts Questionnaire (RCTQ). Compr Psychiatry. 2018 Apr;82:37-44. doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2018.01.006. Epub 2018 Jan 31. PMID: 29407357.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0010440X18300129?via%3Dihub
Reviewed By:
Charles Carlson, DO, MS (Psychiatry)
Dr. Carlson graduated from Touro University in Nevada with a degree in osteopathic medicine. He then trained as a resident in Psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals where he was also a chief resident and completed a fellowship in Public and Community Psychiatry. After training, he started practicing in | Addiction Psychiatry at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs where he also teaches Psychiatry residents.
Yu Shirai, MD (Psychiatry)
Dr. Shirai works at the Yotsuya Yui Clinic for mental health treatment for English and Portuguese-speaking patients. He treats a wide range of patients from neurodevelopmental disorders to dementia in children and participates in knowledge sharing through the Diversity Clinic.
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