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DSM Flashcards

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Autism Spectrum Disorder

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Shows up b/w 0-5 yo
Deficiency in social reciprocity
No back & forth, lack of eye contact, lack companion play
Stereotyped repetitive behavior
Fixations
Hyper/hypo sensitivity to sensory input
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Social (Pragmatic) Communication Disorder

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Similar to ASD but JUST impaired social communication, no repetitive behavior

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Specific Learning Disorder

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Math, reading, writing - basic academic skills that should be able to do based on age/IQ
E.g., dyslexia, processing disorder

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ADHD

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Rule out learning disorder
Present b/4 age 12
2+ contexts of impairment - e g., school, home, work
Inattention, hyperactivity 
Struggles with task completion
Social skills can be an issue
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PICA

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Persistent eating of non-food substances

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Child Onset Fluency Disorder

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Stuttering, broken words, repetitive

Show up 0-5 years

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Rumination Disorder

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Repeated regurgitation of food and not related to any other disorder

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Language Disorder

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Hard time building vocab; knows fewer words; sentences no more than 5 words.
Shows up 0-5 years
Hard time getting meaning across to others

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Tourette’s Disorder

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Both motor and vocal tics

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Persistent Motor/Vocal Tic Disorder

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Motor or vocal tic - one at a time

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EncoPresis

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Soiling of pants older than 4

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EnUresis

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Urination in bed or clothes; ages 5+. 2x wk for 3 mo

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Separation Anxiety Disorder

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Anxiety specific to separating from caregiver; more common in children; child must have sx’s present for 4 weeks; adult must have sx’s present for 6 mo

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GAD

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Worry about a number of different things; sleep, attention impacted
Sx’s must be present for 6+ mo in adults and children (less than 6 mo = unspecfied)
Problems with biological functioning

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Selective Mutism

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Fails to speak in a specific situation

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Social Anxiety Disorder (Social Phobia)

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Anxiety/fear of social situations

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Reactive Attachment Disorder

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Failure to Thrive
Withdrawn, don’t seek or respond to comfort; limited range of affect; sit in corner, don’t cause issues
9mo-5 years develops, resulting for persistent neglect, abuse of number of caregivers

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Conduct Disorder

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Violation of rights of others; law breaking activity; aggressive; lack of remorse; feeds into anti-social PD; fights; destroying property

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Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder

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Used to be called bipolar in children
6-10 y/o up to 17 y/o
Chronically irritable/moody
Reoccuring outbursts @ least 3x/wk
Consistent tantrums, negative mood
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Brief Psychotic Disorder

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Sx’s up to a month

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Schizophreniform Disorder

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1 mo-6mo

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Schizophrenia

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6+ mo

Sx’s usually occur within age range of 17-45

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Major Depressive Disorder

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Sx’s present at least 2 weeks
Lack of enjoyment/anhedonia, lack of motivation, changes in biological functioning (sleep, appetite)
Worthlessness, problems with biological functioning

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Unspecified Depressive Disorder

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Doesn’t meet full criteria for MDD; functioning but only mild disturbances in biological functioning; depressed mood, not attending to tasks

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Persistent Depressive Disorder

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Used to be called dysthymia
Depressed mood at least 2 years in adults, 1 year in child
Not as deep as MDD
Chronically mildly depressed

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Bipolar 1 Disorder

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Just need manic phase (elevated mood that leads to significant impairment for @ least 1 week); can be irritability, grandiosity, lack of need for sleep

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Bipolar 2 Disorder

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Hypomanic at least 4 days and at least one episode MD

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Cyclothymic Disorder

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Sx’s present at least 2 years

Hypomanic state alternative with low level mild depressed episode

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Schizoaffective Disorder

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Psychotic features present all the time, mood disorder comes in and out

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Bipolar with Psychotic Features

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Psychotic features + mood issue present all the time

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MD with Psychotic Features

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Mood issues present all the time as opposed to psychosis

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Bereavement

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Grieving death

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Adjustment Disorder with Depressed Mood

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Not dx’d typically with bereavement; in reaction to something in environment, recent life stressor
Sx’s present w/in 3 mo of stressor
Can’t go beyond 6 mo

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Panic Disorder

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Reoccurent, unexpected panic attacks; fear of attacks happening again; feel like dying

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Agoraphobia

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Fear of going out in public in at least 2 different situations (e.g., crowds, transportation); excessive fear that impacts ability to function

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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

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Obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors; impairs functioning

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Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder

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Perfectionistic, controlling, rigid, lack awareness, can function

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PTSD

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Sx’s 1 mo after incident
Incident life threatening or witnessed something life threatening
4 categories of Sx’s
1. Intrusive thoughts/memories/nightmares
2. Negative mood
3. Behavioral - avoid situations reminding of incident
4. Arousal - hypervigilence, startle, easily agitated

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Acute Stress Disorder

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Sx’s present w/in 1 mo of incident
Incident life threatening or witnessed something life threatening
4 categories of Sx’s
1. Intrusive thoughts/memories/nightmares
2. Negative mood
3. Behavioral - avoid situations reminding of incident
4. Arousal - hypervigilence, startle, easily agitated

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Adjustment Disorder with Anxiety

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Event/stressor not life threatening

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Unspecified Anxiety Disorder

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Less than 6 mo of sx’s

Don’t fit full criteria

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Delerium

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Comes on quickly; big shift; see in hospital setting, health crisis; memory, executive functioning impairment, delusions

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Major Neurocognitive Disorder

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Dementia; attention, language, cognition, executive functioning, memory, perception, motor skills

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Mild Neurocognitive Disorder

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Mild form of dementia but still able to maintain independence

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Somatic Symptom Disorder

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Has somatic issue (pain, illness) + severe health related anxiety
Must be present 6 mo

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Illness Anxiety Disorder

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Rarely has somatic sx’s; intense fear that have serious disease
Must be present 6 mo

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Conversion Disorder

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Psychological issue/stressor converts into somatic one

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Factitious Disorder

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Likes attention of being sick/being patient. Occurs when someone fakes a disorder in order to be a patient.

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Malingering

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Faking illness to get out of something

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Factitious Disorder by Proxy

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Make someone else sick and likes attention for it

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Anorexia Nervosa

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Restricts, underweight, intense fear of fat, distorted body image, compensation, fear of getting fat

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Bulimia Nervosa

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Binge Eating/out of control

Reoccurring purging to prevent weight gain

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Binge Eating Disorder

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Only bingeing-out of control; feeling disgust/shame

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Unspecified Eating Disorder

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Not met criteria for AN or BN (e.g., normal weight)

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Body Dysmorphic Disorder

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Distinct Displeasure with body part; can’t be related to weight. An individual has persistent and intrusive preoccupations with an imagined or slight defect in their appearance.

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Depersonalization/Derealization Disorder

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Experiences reality but is like dream like state; feels outside of body; don’t feel connected; world feels surreal

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Dissociative Amnesia

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Sudden forgetting of pertinent personal info (times of shock, extreme stress)

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Dissociative Identity Disorder

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Multiple personality disorder
2 or more distinct personality states
Can’t remember other state when in 1 state
After extreme trauma

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Genito-Pelvic Pain/Penetration Disorder

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Females report pain or fear of pain during sex; great displeasure about idea of sex

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Female Sexual Interest/Arousal Disorder

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Lack of sexual interest or arousal

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Insomnia Disorder

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Difficulty sleeping for at least 3 nights per week for 3 mo; r/o manic phase, MDD, anxiety

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Hypersomnolence Disorder

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Excessive sleepiness; groggy, tired; overweight; r/o MDD, substance abuse

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Nightmare Disorder

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Can recall content of dream

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Non-REM Sleep Disorder

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Sleep terrors; recurrent episodes of waking; can’t recall what dreaming about; don’t fully wake up; sleep walking

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Central Sleep Apnea

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Stops breathing while asleep

Disrupts quality of sleep

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Narcolepsy

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Sudden attack of sleep with loss of muscle tone; daytime fatigue

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Intermittent Explosive Disorder

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Problems controlling aggressive impulses; can’t be accounted for by another disorder

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Kleptomania

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Compulsive stealing not for needed purpose

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Trichotillomania

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Compulsion to pull out hair; abuse trauma hx

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Susbstance Use Disorder

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Mild-Severe

Failure to perform major roles or obligations, made efforts to stop and can’t; increased tolerance, withdrawal, excessive & problematic

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Substance Induced Disorders

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2 types: Substance Intoxication or Substance Withdrawal

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Gambling Disorder

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Compulsive gambling even when damaging; preoccupation; r/o mania

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Delusional Disorder

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Someone who experiences bizarre or non-bizarre delusions

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Dissociative Amnesia with Dissociative Fugue

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A rare disorder that occurs when a stressful event triggers a memory lapse. Other sx’s may include impulsively wandering away from home, inability to recall past events, and confusion regarding one’s identity

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Echolalia

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When an individual repeats words uncontrollably that are made by another person

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Aphasia

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Limits ability to speak/communicate - seen in Alzheimer’s

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Apraxia

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Difficulty with skilled movements

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Oppositional Defiant Disorder

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Obscene language, tendency to argue, blaming others for one’s own mistakes; if you see violation of the rights of others, it’s usually Conduct Disorder. Hostile and disobedient behavior towards authority figures

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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

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Often small in height and weight, have a small head, and can struggle with hyperactivity and outbursts, learning difficulties, lack of focus, and poor coordination

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Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder

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Often forms attachments with strangers while disregarding regular caregiver. Generally result of having multiple caregivers or abusive caregivers. Onset before age 5.

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Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder

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Experience depressive sx’s within 5-11 days before menstrual cycle. Symptoms lesson or disappear completely once it has started

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