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  • delusions (mostly bizarre)
  • disorganized speech/behavior
  • hallucinations
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positive symptoms

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  • flattened affect
  • social withdrawal
  • anhedonia
  • apathy
  • poverty of thought
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negative symptoms

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schizophrenia

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more than 6 months

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schizophreniform d/o

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more than 1 month, less than 6 months

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  • occurs in the first week
  • muscle spasms (e.g. torticollis)
  • difficulty swallowing
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acute dystonia

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  • w/i weeks
  • bradykinesia
  • tremors
  • rigidity
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parkinson’s

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  • weeks to chronic use
  • motor restlessness
  • do not mistake for anxiety or agitation
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akathisia

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  • months to years
  • choreoathetosis
  • often irreversible
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tardive dyskinesia

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  • anytime
  • muscle rigidity
  • hyperthermia
  • volatile vital signs
  • altered LOC
  • increased WBC and CK
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neuroleptic malignant syndrome

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normal psychological reaction to profound changes in person’s life (divorce, migration, birth of handicapped child)

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adjustment d/o

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  • brief attacks of intense anxiety w/ autonomic symptoms

- occur regularly

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panic d/o

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treatment for adjustment d/o

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COUNSELING

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treatment for panic d/o

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cognitive-behavioral therapy and/or relaxation training and desensitization

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fear or avoidance of places d/t anxiety about not being able to escape

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agoraphobia

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fear or avoidance of objects or situations

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social anxiety d/o

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excessive, poorly controlled DAILY anxiety for more than 6 months

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generalized anxiety d/o (GAD)

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  • recurrent obsessions or compulsions

- individual recognizes that the behavior is unreasonable and excessive

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obsessive-compulsive d/o (OCD)

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  • severe anxiety symptoms that follow a life-threatening event
  • symptoms less than 1 month w/i 1 month of stressor
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acute stress d/o

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  • severe anxiety symptoms that follow a life-threatening event
  • symptoms last longer than 1 month
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posttraumatic stress d/o (PTSD)

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  • depressed mood, or anhedonia

- last at least 2 weeks

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major depressive d/o

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  • low-level depression symptoms

- present on most days for at least 2 years

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dysthymic d/o

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depressive symptoms in the winter months

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seasonal affective d/o

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  • depression
  • mania
  • mixed symptoms for at least 1 week
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BP d/o

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rapid cycling BP

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more than 4 episodes of mania per year

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management of acute mania in BP d/o

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  1. hospitalize
  2. mood stabilizers
  3. antipsychotics
  4. phenothiazine IM depot (noncompliant, severely manic patients)
  5. antidepressants ONLY in patients w/ recurrent episodes of depression
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recurrent episodes of depressed mood and hypomanic mood for at least 2 years

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cyclothymia

27
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  • elderly taking lithium
  • renal failure
  • hyponatremia
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lithium toxicity

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  • recently started taking antipsychotics
  • recently stopped levodopa
  • high fever
  • tachycardia
  • muscle rigidity
  • altered consciousness
  • elevated CPK
  • autonomic dysfunction
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neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)

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  • h/o SSRI use AND use of triptans (migraine medication) or a MAOI
  • agitation
  • hyperreflexia
  • hyperthermia
  • muscle rigidity w/ volume contraction
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serotonin syndrome

30
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  • acute HTN

- h/o MAOI use and either antihistamines, nasal decongestants, or tyramine-rich foods

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MAOI-induced hypertensive crisis

31
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one or more neurologic symptom(s) that CANNOT be explained by any medical or neurological d/o

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conversion d/o

32
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  • see many doctors
  • visit many hospitals
  • large amount of medical knowledge
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factitious d/o

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signs and symptoms faked by another person

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factitious d/o by proxy

34
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  • when there’s obvious gain from feigned symptoms

- preoccupied w/ rewards or gain

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malingering

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  • distrust and suspiciousness
  • often confused w/ paranoid schizophrenia
  • main defense mechanism is projection
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paranoid PD

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  • detachment and restricted emotionally

- main defense mechanism is projection

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schizoid PD

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  • discomfort w/ social relationships, thought distortion, eccentricity
  • symptoms aren’t severe enough for classification of schizophrenia
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schizotypal PD

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  • colorful, exaggerated behavior and excitable, shallow expression of emotions
  • use of physical appearance to draw attention to self
  • sexually seductive
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histrionic PD

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  • unstable affect, mood swings, marked impulsivity, unstable relationships, recurrent suicidal behaviors, chronic feelings of emptiness, identity disturbance, and inappropriate anger
  • main defense mechanism is splitting
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borderline PD

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  • criminal acts
  • inability to conform to social rules
  • disregard for the rights of others
  • aggressiveness
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antisocial PD

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  • sense of self-importance, grandiosity, and preoccupation with fantasies of success
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narcissistic PD

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  • social inhibition
  • feelings of inadequacy
  • hypersensitivity to criticism
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avoidant PD

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submissive and clinging behavior related to a need to be taken care of

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dependent PD

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  • individuals are preoccupied w/ orderliness, perfectionism, and control
  • differentiated from obsessive-compulsive d/o
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obsessive-compulsive PD

45
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frequent use of alcohol resulting in tolerance and physical and psychological dependence

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alcohol dependence

46
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when episodes of alcohol use result in failure to fulfill obligations, craving or strong urge to use a substance, or exposure to physically dangerous situations

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alcohol abuse

47
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onset after last drink if: minor withdrawal symptoms

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6 hours

48
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onset after last drink if: alcoholic hallucinosis

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12-24 hours

49
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onset after last drink if: withdrawal seizure

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48 hours

50
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onset after last drink if: delirium tremens

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48-96 hours

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substance of abuse

  • talkative
  • sullen
  • gregarious
  • moody
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alcohol

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substance of abuse

  • euphoria
  • hypervigilance
  • autonomic hyperactivity
  • weight loss
  • pupil dilation
  • disturbed perception
  • stroke
  • MI
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  • amphetamines

- cocaine

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substance of abuse

  • impaired motor coordination
  • impaired time perception
  • increased appetite
  • dry mouth
  • conjunctival redness
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cannabis

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substance of abuse

  • hallucinations
  • impaired judgement
  • pupil dilation
  • panic
  • tremors
  • incoordination
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hallucinogens (e.g. LSD)

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substance of abuse

  • belligerence
  • apathy
  • assaultiveness
  • blurred vision
  • stupor
  • coma
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inhalants

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substance of abuse

  • apathy
  • dysphoria
  • constricted pupils
  • drowsiness
  • slurred speech
  • impaired memory
  • coma
  • death
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opiates

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substance of abuse

  • panic reactions
  • assaultiveness
  • agitation
  • NYSTAGMUS
  • HTN
  • seizures
  • coma
  • hyperacusis
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PCP

58
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substance of abuse

  • inappropriate sexual or aggressive behavior
  • impaired memory or concentration
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barbiturates/benzodiazepines

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