Psychiatry Flashcards
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Somatisation Disorder
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Patient refuses to accept reassurance or negative test results.
Multiple physical symptoms present for at least 2 years.
2
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Hypochondrial Disorder
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Persistent belief is the presence of underlying serious disease e.g. cancer.
Patient refuses to accept reassurance or negative test results
3
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Conversion Disorder
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Typically involves loss of motor or sensory function.
The patient doesn’t consciously feign the symptoms (factitious disorder) or seek material gain (malingering).
4
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Dissociative disorder
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Dissociation is a process of ‘separating off’ certain memories from normal consciousness.
5
Q
Lithium SE
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Nausea/vomiting Diarrhoea Fine tremor DI Weight gain Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Hypothyroidism
6
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Factitious Disorder
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Intentional production of physical or psychological symptoms
