Psychotic Disorders

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Chronic psychiatric syndrome characterized by recurrent episodes of psychosis

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Schizophrenia

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The main manifestation of Schizophrenia is

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Auditory Hallucinations

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Schizophrenia also has delusional thoughts. Two types of delusions seen in Schizophrenia are

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Paranoid and Grandiose Delusions

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Disorganized thought is common in

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Schizophrenia

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The most common types of disorganized thought in Schizophrenia are

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Tangential speech and circumstantial speech

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Patient changes topic frequently and may not answer questions as a result

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Tangential speech

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Long, round-about answers to questions

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Circumstantial speech

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Characterized by difficulty processing information, poor attention, and poor learning and memory

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Schizophrenia

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Abnormal behaviors, hallucinations, delusions, and disorganized thought are the

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Positive symptoms of Schizophrenia

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Absence of normal behaviors, flat affect, and poverty of speech are the

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Negative symptoms of Schizophrenia

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Asociality, abolition, and anhedonia are also

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Negative symptoms of Schizophrenia

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Lack of motivation/can not complete tasks

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Avolition

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Cannot feel pleasure

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Anhedonia

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Occurs in adolescence/young adulthood

-Slight male predominance

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Schizophrenia

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What are two risk factors for Schizophrenia?

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Living in urban areas and immigration

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Obstetric complications like hemorrhage, preterm labor, and fetal hypoxia are risk factors for

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Schizophrenia

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Cannabis use in adolescence is risk factor for

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Schizophrenia

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Pathologically, Schizophrenia is characterized by

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Lateral Ventricle Enlargement

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We see dendritic spine loss in many brain regions in patients with

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Schizophrenia

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Patients with schizophrenia show excess central activity of

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Dopamine

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Used for Schizophrenia therapy

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Dopamine antagonists

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Diagnosed with at least one month of two or more of the following: Delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, disorganized or catatonic behavior, and negative symptoms

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Schizophrenia

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To be fully recognized as schizophrenia, the patient must exhibit continuous signs for at least

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Six months

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Meets the criteria for Schizophrenia, but the duration is less than 6 months

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Schizophreniform Disorder

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Sudden onset of psychotic symptoms with full remission within one month

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Brief psychotic Disorder

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More common in women than men and commonly follows stressful life events

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Brief Psychotic Disorder

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Characterized as schizophrenia with mania or depression

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Schizoaffective Disorder

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Schizoaffective disorder must have some episodes of

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Psychosis alone

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Characterized as some psychosis in the absence of mania/depression

-Two or more weeks with Psychosis alone

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Schizoaffective Disorder

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Mania or depression with psychotic features

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Schizoaffective Disorder

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One or more delusions lasting for one month or longer

-Otherwise has no abnormal behavior

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Delusional Disorder

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Classic presentation: A man believes he is being followed for the past two months. Frequently checks for someone behind him and cannot be persuaded he is safe. But has no hallucinations, disorganized thought, or negative symptoms

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Delusional disorder

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Schizophrenia is a high risk for

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Suicide

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A rare disorder that can occur in women with a known psychiatric disorder after giving birth

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Postpartum Psychosis

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Depression with psychosis, schizophrenia, or schizoaffective disorder

-Especially if meds stopped during pregnancy

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Postpartum Psychosis

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Postpartum psychosis occurs most commonly in women with

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Bipolar disorder

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How long after delivery does postpartum psychosis begin?

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Within 2 weeks after delivery

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Characterized by hallucinations, disorganized thought, and delusions that often involve the baby

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Postpartum psychosis

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Classically has delusions that are related to the patients mood. I.e. if they are depressed they may say “Something is wrong with my baby!”

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Postpartum psychosis

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Requires hospitalization due to the high risk of suicide and risk of harm to baby

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Postpartum psychosis