Aripiprazole induced mania

Aripiprazole, a new antipsychotic drug is commenly used in treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Although all new generation antipsychotics were used in treatment of bipolar disorder, they could also induce mania in some cases. We present a case of aripipazole induced mania. K.K. is a 19 years old woman without history of bipolar disorder. Acute maniac episode occurred in her after using aripiprazole 30mg/day. Her episode ended after discontinuation of aripiprazole and administration of quetiapine 900mg/day, Na-valproat 1500mg/day, lorazepam 5mg/day. Clinicians might consider that aripiprazole might induce mania in some cases.