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Schizoaffective vs schizophrenia

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Schizoaffective: depression or mania + psychosis, then 2 weeks minimum psychosis only Schizophrenia: psychosis symptom greater 6 months, no mood symptoms

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Someone starts off depressed and then develops psychosis symptoms has…

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A mood disorder

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Someone is depressed with psychosis symptoms, then has an episode with only psychosis symptoms has…

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Schizoaffective

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Delusional disorder

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Doesn’t meet schizophrenia criteria, but has one or more delusions for one month or longer. Functioning not significantly impaired

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Bipolar I disorder

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Mania for 7+ days-weeks, + major depressive disorder Symptoms of mania

  • psychosis possible

DIG FAST

D = Distractibility and easy frustration I = Irresponsibility and erratic uninhibited behavior G = Grandiosity F = Flight of ideas A = Activity increased with weight loss and increased libido S = Sleep is decreased T = Talkativeness

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Bipolar II disorder

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Hypomania (no psychosis) 4 days, never psychotic symptoms, + major depressive disorder, no hospitalizations

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Cyclothymia types

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Subsyndromal hypomania Subsyndromal major depression *dont meet criteria for hypomania or major depressive disorder

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A patient is going crazy, what drugs can you give to calm them down?

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Benzodiazepines or sedating antipsychotics (chlorpromazine/Thorazine) Sometimes change environment or physical restraints to protect people

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Dopamine pathways

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  1. Mesolimbic: delusions and hallucinations (target with med) (+ symptoms)
  2. Mesocortical: cognition and motivation, affective symptoms in schizo (exacerbated by med)(- symptoms)
  3. Nigrostriatal: extra-pyramidal movements (dystonic reaction, Parkinsonism)
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Atypical antipsychotics partial D2 agonism

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Aripiprazole, cariprasine

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Atypical Antipsychotic that cause weight gain

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Clozapine and olanzapine

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Atypical Antipsychotic cause dyslipidemia

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Cardiometabolic, diabetes: olanzapine, clozapine

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Atypical Antipsychotic that causes EPS/hyperprolactinemia

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Risperidone

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Atypical Antipsychotic that causes akathisia

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Aripiprazole

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Atypical Antipsychotic that cause agranulocytosis so need check CBC

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Clozapine

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Side effects antipsychotics

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Dystonia (muscle contraction, tx IV Benadryl), Parkinsonism, akathisia (feeling worms under skin, tx propanonol)

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Which psychiatric disorder has equal diagnosis for men and females

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OCD equal diagnosis

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Patient presents with problems concentrating at school and increased irritability. She seems to not be able to stop worrying about issues in her life. She also says she has trouble falling to sleep at night and is easily fatigued. She also has problems of feeling restless. What is her likely diagnosis?

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General anxiety disorder

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Psychodynamic modality

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Relationship most important

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CBT

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Pick problem and actively try fix, focus on behavior

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Dialectical behavioral therapy

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Mindfulness, emotional regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness

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Motivational interviewing

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Use for substance abuse, patient come up with solution

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  • •Young age of onset
  • •Early changes are personality and behavior changes not memory deficits •
  • Memory loss is a late finding •
  • MCC of dementia in patients <60 •
  • Poor prognosis: Onset to death is about 4-6 years
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  • Frontotemporal dementia, atrophy brain
  • •Treatment: symptomatic •SSRIs for impulsivity or sexually inappropriate behavior
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  • • a slow and progressive
  • •development of apathy
  • • lack of insight
  • •prominent language and memory deficits, early presentation.
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Alzheimer’s disease

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Waxing and waning forgetfulness with hallucinations

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Levy body dementia

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Schizophrenia diagnosis criteria

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TWO or more of the following:

  1. Delusions
  2. Hallucinations
  3. Disorganized speech (e.g., frequent derailment or incoherence).
  4. Grossly disorganized or catatonic behavior
  5. Negative symptoms (i.e. diminished emotional expression or avolition)
  • Must impact level of function
  • Must last for 6+ months
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Substance-Induced Psychotic Disorder

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Delusions or hallucinations within one month of acute intoxication or withdrawal.

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Delirium

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  • Global, diffuse disturbance of CNS functioning that affects attention, consciousness and other areas of cognition (memory, orientation, language, and perceptions)
  • Develops rapidly, over hours-days
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DementI occurs over a course of ?

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months to years

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Panic disorder treatment

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  • CBT
  • SSRIs, SNRIs,TCAs
  • hydroxyzine (antihistamine)
  • benzodiazepines (enhance GABA)
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When use benzodiazepines

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  1. Acute alcohol withdrawal: oxazepam, (propranolol if drinking)
  2. short term management anxiety: clonazepam (don’t give for PTSD!)
  3. sleep aids: temazepam
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Which benzodiazepines are not metabolized by liver?

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LOT = lorazepam, oxazepam, temazepam

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Agoraphobia=fear unable to escape or be helped and avoid public places; treatment?

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  • CBT
  • benzos (short term)
  • hydroxyzine
  • SSRIs (long term)
  • Higher doses than mood disorder
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Specific phobia

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Fear specific object or situation, avoid single object or situation

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Social anxiety disorder

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Fear humiliation, scrutiny/rejection. Avoid social/performance situations

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PTSD

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  1. Traumatic event exposure
  2. symptoms > or equal to 1 month (less=acute stress disorder)
  3. symptom clusters
    • intrusive (1 sx required)
      • memories, nightmares, flashbacks,
    • avoidance (1)
      • internal, external
    • negative mood/cognition (2)
      • distored blame, negative beliefs and expectations, diminished interest, detachment, inability to recall
    • reactivity/arousal (2)
      • Irritability, hypervigilance, exaggerated startle, concentration difficulty, sleep disturbance, self destructive
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Someone with PTSD is struggling falling asleep at night what medication can you give them?

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Prazosin

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Treatment for PTSD

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  1. Couple and/or family therapy
  2. individual and/or group therapy
    • PE (prolonged exposure), CPT, CBT, ACT, DBT
  3. medications
    • SSRIs (sertraline +paroxetine)
    • mirtazapine
    • TCAs and MAOIs
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OCD vs. OCPD

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OCD - ego dystonic=know problem

OCPD- ego syntonic=think perfect

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OCD treatment

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  • Exposure and Response Prevention
  • SSRI, fluvoxamine
  • Clomipramine
  • meds: higher doses,longer duration
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Hoarding treatment

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CBT, SSRI only help if also OCD

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Trichotillomania

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Pull hair out

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Excoriation disorder

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  • recurrent skin picking result in lesions
  • treatment: CBT, SSRI
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The key factor that helps to distinguish delirium from dementia is:

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Fluctuation in level of consciousness, dementia patients do not have

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dementia - Alzheimer type ct scan shows what of brain

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  • demonstrates diffuse cortical atrophy. Most common kind
  • memory impairment, word finding difficulty, apraxia, and executive functioning deficits
  • insidious onset, gradual progression impairment
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Frontotemporal dementia head Ct shows what? PE findings

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  • earlier onset; it is characterized by preferential atrophy of frontal and temporal lobes, as well as appearance of primitive reflexes and behavioral changes.
  • personality changes
  • Misdiagnose bipolar
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Lewy body disease- dementia characteristics

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hallucinations, parkinsonian features and extrapyramidal signs (involuntary movements).

REM sleep behavior disorder

48
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Vascular dementia

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  • widespread lacunar infarcts (people with hypertension or other cardiovascular disease)
  • symptoms progress stepwise fashion with focal neurological deficits
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Psychoanalysis therapy

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verbalize all their thoughts, including free associations, fantasies and dreams, and the analyst attempts to formulate the unconscious conflicts giving rise to the patient’s symptoms or character problems.

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Psychodynamic therapy

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uncover the unconscious content of a client’s psyche and then work on those issues in therapy; it has its roots in psychoanalysis.

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Transference

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individual unconsciously transfers feelings and desires relating to important individuals from their past (ie parent daughter or authority figure) onto their relationship and feelings towards their provider.

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Lamotrigine

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Na+ channel blocker, Partial Epilepsy and generalized epilepsy. Use for bipolar depression. Safety issue: rash/Steven Johnson syndrome

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Phenobarbital

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Increases GABA activity, often used to control seizures in Pediatric Population

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Increases GABA activity, often used to control seizures in Pediatric Population

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Phenobarbital

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partial agonist of nAChR, Used for treatment of Tobacco cessation along with CBT

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Varenicline

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Potentiates GABA activity, Has active metabolites – long half life; may be used in anxiety treatment and alcohol withdrawal

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Chlordiazepoxide

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Blocks breakdown of ethanol by blocking aldehyde dehydrogenase

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Disulfiram

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partial agonist at nAChR and inhibitor of dopamine reuptake, Use for MDD, ADHD, narcolepsy, smoking cessation. Less sexual side effects; lowers seizure threshold

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Bupropion

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Lead pipe rigidity, HTN, Hyperthermia, Tachycardia, Tachypnea. Reaction to antipsychotic or neuroleptic drugs

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Neuroleptic malignant syndrome

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Serotonin-Norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI). Used for major depression, GAD, social anxiety, pain disorder, neuropathic pain

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Venlafaxine

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beta-adrenergic receptor antagonist. Used for performance anxiety; contraindicated in COPD

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Propranolol

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increases release of NE and 5-HT, Alpha2 adrenergic receptor antagonist. Used in Major Depressive Disorder

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Mirtazapine

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serotonin receptor antagonist and reuptake inhibitor. Risk for priapism (painful erection that won’t leave)

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Trazodone

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Tricyclic serotonin/NE reuptake inhibitor; Used for chronic pain; Overdose deadly

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Amitriptyline

65
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SSRI use for MDD, GAD. Safety issue: Dose dependent QTC prolongation

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Citalopram

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SSRI-use for MDD, GAD, OCD Long ½ life; good for tapering this class of drugs

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Fluoxetine

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MAO inhibitor. Risk of hypertensive crisis, Tyramine containing foods should be avoided

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Phenelzine

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MOA unknown/inhibits PI turnover. Mood stabilizer. Decreases suicidality. Risk for Ebstein’s anomaly.

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Lithium

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S is a 65 y/o M with Schizophrenia admitted to inpatient psychiatry unit due to heightened symptoms in the setting of medication non-adherence. His symptoms worsen over the first few days of the hospitalization as he continues to decline medications. On day three, he is noted to be standing next to his bed for hours. Upon exam, you can place his arms into unusual positions which he then maintains; you also notice muscle rigidity. He does not respond to questions, but he occasionally repeats a word or phrase you say. What is the most appropriate pharmacological intervention for him? What going on?

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Catatonia- treatment= lorazepam IM

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Conduct disorder is likely to progress to what?

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Antisocial disorder

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Panic disorder

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Has 4 or more symptoms and anticipate next attack or change behavior to avoid

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LT is a 19 y/o female is seeking evaluation for anxiety which began two months ago. She reports that several times a day she experiences abrupt onset of shortness of breath, nausea, tingling in her fingers, diaphoresis, and the sense that she is outside of her body. She is unable to identify any triggers or precipitants for these episodes. She now shops only online and avoids leaving her house, going to concerts, and both driving and public transportation. PMH is insignificant, and she denies substance use or current medications. What is the most likely diagnosis? long term Treatment?

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  • Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia
  • treatment: sertraline and CBT
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Panic Disorder

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  • Recurrent, unexpected panic attacks x 1 month with anticipatory anxiety and/or avoidance
  • treatment: benzos (short-term), SSRIs and SNRIs (long-term)
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Social Anxiety Disorder

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  • Anxiety with exposure to social situations in which you may be judged or evaluated by others
  • treatment: propranolol (PRN, test/performance anxiety), SSRIs and SNRIs (long term)
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Excoriation Disorder

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Recurrent skin picking resulting in skin lesions accompanied by repeated attempts to decrease or stop the behavior

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Flooding treats what?

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Specific phobia

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PTSD treatment

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Prolonged exposure, prazosin, SSRI or SNRI

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