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Delirium

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Changes in sensory (delerium=sensorium)

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Dementia

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DeMENtia and MEMory loss

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Schizophrenia

Time, symptoms

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> 6 Months
Delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, catatonic behavior, Negative symptoms (flat affect, anhedonia, asociality, etc.)

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Brief Psychotic Disorder

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< 1 Month, typically stress related. Symptoms like schizophrenia

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Schizophreniform Disorder

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1-6 months, schizophrenic symptoms

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Schizoaffective Disorder

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2 weeks or hallucinations/delusions WITHOUT major depression or mania

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Describe the 4 Schizophrenia spectrum disorders in terms of shortest to longest occurance

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Schizoaffective– 2 weeks
Brief Psychotic Disorder– 1 Month
Schizophreniform disorder– 1 -6 Months
Schizophrenia– >6 Months

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Delusion Disorder

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Fixed false belief >1 month WITHOUT functional impairment

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Manic Episode

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1 Week

3 symptoms of DIG FAST

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Hypomanic

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> 4 days with mood disturbance that does not cause marked impairment with no psychotic features

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Bipolar Disorder

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BP I requires manic episode

BP II requires Hypomanic AND depressive (BP II with 2 requisites)

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Cyclothymic Disorder

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> 2 years fluctuating between hypomanic and mild depressive

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Major Depressive Disorder

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6-12 months

5 symptoms of SIG E CAPS that includes depressed mood or anhedonia)

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Persistent Depressive Disorder (dysthymia)

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> 2 years mild depression

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Postpartum “Blues”

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Very common. Typically resolves within 10 days

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Postpartum depression

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Depressed affect, anxiety, poor concentration

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Postpartum psychosis

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Delusions, hallucinations, thoughts of harming baby

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Risk Factors for Suicide

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SAD PERSONS:
Sex (male), Age (young adult or elderly), Depression, Previous attempt, ethanol (or other drugs), Rational thinking loss (psychosis), Sickness (medical), Organized Plan, No spouse or other social support, Stated future intent

Schizophrenics and BP disorder at increased risk

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Anxiety Disorder

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> 6 months of anxiety incongruent with stressor that interferes with daily function.
CBT, SSRIs

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Panic Disorder

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Attack followed by 1 month or more of persistant worry of attack, worrying about consequences of attack, or behavioral change related to attacks.
Symptoms are systemic manifestations of fear.
Treatment: CBI, SSRIs———Benzodiazepines acutely

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Social Anxiety Disorder

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Exaggerated fear of social situation
Treatment: CBT, SSRIs, venlafaxine
or if only occasional attacks, benzodiazepine or B-blocker

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Agoraphobia

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Fear of open spaces, leaving home, etc.

CBT, SSRIs, MAO inhibitors

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Generalized Anxiety Disorder

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> 6 months unrelated to particular stressor

CBT, SSRIs, SNRIs

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Adjustment Disorder

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<6 months following stressor

CBT, SSRIs

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Clusters of Personality Disorders

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A, B, C Weird, Wild, Worried

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Paranoid Personality Disorder

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Cluster A

Pervasive distrust; PROJECTION defense mechanism

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Schizoid Personality Disorder

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Cluster A
Social Withdrawal
SchizoiD = Distant

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Schizotypal Personality Disorder

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Cluster A
Eccentric with odd beliefs
SchizoTypal= magical Thinking

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Antisocial Personality Disorder

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> 18yo
Violation of rights of others, criminality, impulsive. Sociopath

If <18 it is conduct disorder

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Borderline Personality Disorder

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Unstable mood and interpersonal relationships; self mutilating, suicidality, sense of emptiness
SPLITTING is major defense mechanism

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Histrionic Personality Disorder

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Excessively emotional, sexual, concerned with appearance

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Narcissistic

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Grandiosity, lack empathy, desires excessive admiration.

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Avoidant Personality Disorder

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Hypersensitive to rejection, withdrawn but desires relationships with others (vs schizoid)

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Obsessive-compulsive Personality Disorder

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Obsessed with order, behavior is consistant with own beliefs

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Dependent

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Clingy, low self-confidence

Patient stuck in abusive relationships

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Anorexia Nervosa

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BMI <18.5
Intense fear of gaining weight
Loss of pulsatile GnRH secretion—>amenorrhea

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Bulimia Nervosa

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Binge Eating with compensation. Maintains appropriate weight

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Binge Eating Disorder

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Bing Eating WITHOUT compensation

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