B3.062 Personality Disorders Drug Info

Question 1

antipsychotic drug use in PDs

Answer 1

borderline or schizotypal

helps with cognitive perceptual distortions, impulsive-aggressive symptoms and affective stability

Question 2

antipsychotics used in BPD patients

Answer 2

clozapine
olanzapine
aripriprazole
risperidone (also at help aggression in antisocial)

Question 3

mood stabilizer use in PDs

Answer 3

promise for treating personality disordered patients scoring high on impulsive-aggressive and affective instability cluster criteria
lithium
carbamazepine
divalproex sodium

Question 4

mood stabilizers used

Answer 4

lithium
carbamazepine
divalproex sodium

Question 5

antidepressant use in PDs

Answer 5

SSRIs in BPD and schizotypal
fluoxetine
sertraline

Question 6

benzodiazepine use in PDs

Answer 6

not consistently used

some efficacy in decreasing anxiety and fear related symptoms

Question 7

opioid antagonist use in PDs

Answer 7

naltrexone in BPD maybe

Question 8

drug recs for cluster A

Answer 8

typical or atypical antipsychotics

Question 9

drug recs for impulsive-aggressive cluster B

Answer 9

SSRIs first line

augmentation with mood stabilizer or anticonvulsant can be considered

Question 10

drug recs for mood instability cluster B

Answer 10

SSRIs
augmentation with benzodiazepine
if rage prominent- antipsychotics

Question 11

drug recs for cluster C

Answer 11

SSRI

augment with long acting anxiolytic