_Erotomania_, or amorous madness. When occurring in women this is also
called _Nymphomania_, and in men _Satyriasis_. It consists in an
uncontrollable desire for sexual intercourse. _Pyromania_, an insane
impulse to set fire to everything. _Homicidal mania_, a propensity to
murder. _Suicidal mania_, a propensity to self-destruction. Some
consider suicide as always a manifestation of insanity.
=Insanity of Pregnancy.=--This may show itself after the third month of
pregnancy in the form of melancholia. It is not recovered from until
after delivery.
=Puerperal Mania.=--This form of mania attacks women soon after
childbirth. There is in many cases a strong homicidal tendency against
the child.
=Insanity of Lactation= comes on four to eight months after parturition,
either as mania or melancholia. The mother may repeatedly attempt
suicide.
=Mania with Lucid Intervals.=--In many cases mania is intermittent or
recurrent in its nature, the patient in the interval being in his right
mind. The question of the presence or absence of a lucid interval
frequently occurs where attempts are made to set aside wills made by
persons having property.
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