A 35-year-old individual named Manny has recently formulated an elaborate plan to cure AIDS with vitamin therapy. To provide funding for this cause, he has withdrawn all the money from his bank account and purchased thousands of jars of vitamins and small boxes in which to put them. When he appeared at a hospital emergency room loudly demanding names of patients with AIDS, he himself was hospitalized for psychiatric observation. What is your diagnosis of Manny?
A) Major depressive episode
B) Hypomanic episode
C) Manic episode
D) Postpartum psychosis

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Manny exhibits symptoms of a manic episode, including grandiose ideas (the belief that he can cure AIDS with vitamin therapy), increased goal-directed activity (purchasing thousands of jars of vitamins), and psychotic features (demanding names of patients with AIDS).

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