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good prognosis factors for schizophrenia
- negative FH
- good premorbid function
- clear precipitant
- acute onset
- mood disturbance
- prompt treatment
- maintenance of motivation
stupor
gross retardation consciousness is intact patient stops: - moving - speaking - eating and drinking on recovery can describe clearly events that occurred whilst stuporous
stupor causes
alcohol intoxication. brain aneurysm. brain tumor. carbon monoxide poisoning. cardiac arrest. delirium. dementia. drug overdose.
cannabis ill effects
lung damage addiction toxic confusion exacerbation of major mental illness cannabis psychosis
indications for legally prescribing anabolic steroids
- hypogonadism
- muscular dystrophy
- various anaemias
- wasting in AIDS
describe psychosis
- severe
- lack of insight
- represents inability to distinguish between symptoms of delusion, hallucination and disordered thinking from reality
presentation somatic syndrome
- anhedonia
- weight loss
- appetite loss
- apathy
- waking 2 hours early
- worse @ morning
- agitation/ retardation
- decreased libido
somatic syndrome
disorder is characterized by an extreme focus on physical symptoms — such as pain or fatigue — that causes major emotional distress and problems functioning. You may or may not have another diagnosed medical condition associated with these symptoms, but your reaction to the symptoms is not normal.
cognitive features dementia
- memory
- dysphasia
- dyspraxia
- dysexecutive functioning
presentation of alcohol withdrawal
- tremor
- weakness
- anxiety
- confusion
- seizures
- headache
- N+V
- craving
- palpitations
- death
stigma
negative differentiation due to a particular condition or state
leads to discriminatory practices
indications for antidepressants
- unipolar and bipolar depression
- anxiety including OCD, panic, social phobia, PTSD, impulsivity disorder
- schizoaffective disorder
what are extrapyramidal side effects
- acute dystonia
- parkinsons
- akathisia
describe delirium tremens
- profound confusion
- tremor
- agitation
- hallucinations
- delusions
- sleeplessness
- autonomic overactivity
- seizures
- tachycardia
- sweating
