Lost in Translation: Navigating Diagnostic Biases in Deaf Psychiatric Inpatients

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To the Editor: We present the case of a 34-year-old deaf mute man who presented to our facility after being found incompetent to stand trial for charges of trespassing. He had 3 prior hospital admissions for schizophrenia. His rapid improvement with treatment was clinically reminiscent of the resolution of a manic episode.