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define delusional disorder

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Otherwise normally functioning person with a belief in something that does not exist but no other symptoms of schizophrenia

belief > 1 mo

no hallucinations or blunting affect

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define schizoaffective disorder

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Psychotic disorder featuring symptoms of BOTH schizophrenia and a major mood disorder such as depression or bipolar disorder. Symptoms may occur at the same or different times

Delusions or hallucinations for 2 or more weeks in the absence of a major mood episode (depressive or manic) during the lifetime duration of the illness.

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define schizophrenia

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Major psychosis for greater than 6 months + difficulty functioning

Two (or more) during a 1-month period. At least one of these must be (1) (2) or (3)

  1. Delusions
  2. Hallucinations - auditory (most common), tactile olfactory visual
  3. Disorganized speech/thought processes unable to stay on topic (loose associations) unable to provide answer related to questions (tangential response)
  4. Symptoms impair daily functioning
  5. Disorganized behavior - unpredictable agitation, inappropriate sexual behavior, child-like silliness, catatonic motor behavior, lacking self-care/hygiene
  6. Negative symptoms - blunted affect, poor posture, lack of goal-directed activities/initiative
  7. Impairment inability to hold a job or maintain relationships
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define schiophrenoform

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Major psychosis for > 1 month but < 6 months and no social or occupational impairment.

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tx of delusional disorder

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Psychotherapy

atypical antipsychotic agents - olanzapine and risperidone

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tx of schizoaffective

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Psychotherapy

atypical antipsychotic,

  • anticonvulsants, (SSRI)
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tx of schizophrenia

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Atypical antipsychotics: (risperidone, olanzapine, aripiprazole, ziprasidone, quetiapine, asenapine, paliperidone) for negative symptoms & fewer side effects

  • Clozapine is an atypical antipsychotic that is not considered first-line because of the propensity to cause agranulocytosis

Typical antipsychotics - dopamine antagonists (haloperidol, chlorpromazine, thioridazine, loxapine, fluphenazine) best for positive symptoms

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Clozapine is an atypical antipsychotic that is not considered first-line in tx schizophrenia because of the propensity to cause______

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Clozapine is an atypical antipsychotic that is not considered first-line in tx schizophrenia because of the propensity to cause agranulocytosis

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list atypical antipsychotics

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  • risperidone
  • olanzapine
  • aripiprazole
  • ziprasidone
  • quetiapine
  • asenapine
  • paliperidone
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list typical antipsychotics

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dopamine antagonists

  • haloperidol
  • chlorpromazine
  • thioridazine
  • loxapine
  • fluphenazine
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Atypical antipsychotics: are best to treat for____ symptoms & fewer side effects

Typical antipsychotics best for_____ symptoms

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Atypical antipsychotics: are best to treat for negative symptoms & fewer side effects

Typical antipsychotics - best for positive symptoms

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list

positive sx

negative sx

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Positive sx: (psychotic sx) – hallucinations, delusions, diorganized speech/behavior

Negative sx - flat affect, apathy, lack of motivation

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define schizophrenoform

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Major psychosis for > 1 month but < 6 months and no social or occupational impairment.

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75-year-old woman has been receiving 24-hour care at home due to a fall risk. She has a history of severe diabetic neuropathy, and as a result, she is unstable on her feet. Two months ago, she began thinking that her daughter was telling her caretakers to steal her money, although both her daughter and the caretakers deny this. She continues to maintain an active social life, and cognitive testing shows no new deficit. She denies auditory and visual hallucinations and feeling like people are “out to get her.”

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delusional disorder

Psychotherapy

atypical antipsychotic agents - olanzapine and risperidone

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45-year-old truck driver who c/o hearing things that are not there for 2 weeks. He reports that he was severely depressed 5 months ago and was placed on Prozac by his PCP. His depression got better and he was “fine” until 2 weeks ago when he started to “hear things.” His work and social life are not impaired by the hallucinations at this time. His friend was diagnosed with schizophrenia a few years ago and he was afraid that he now has schizophrenia.

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schizoaffective

Psychotherapy

atypical antipsychotic agents, anticonvulsants, and (SSRI)

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26-year-old male presents with ‘voices in my head.” The patient was well until 8 months ago when he began to hear the voices of two men plotting to kill him. His fear of being killed has resulted in his missing multiple days of work, and he was recently fired. On physical exam, he is disheveled and has incoherent, disorganized speech.

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schizophrenia

Atypical antipsychotics: (risperidone, olanzapine, aripiprazole, ziprasidone, quetiapine, asenapine, paliperidone) for negative symptoms & fewer side effects

Typical antipsychotics - dopamine antagonists (haloperidol, chlorpromazine, thioridazine, loxapine, fluphenazine) best for positive symptoms

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23-year-old male with c/o visual & auditory hallucinations that have been ongoing for 2 months. He is a graduate student at a local university, and he states that his hallucinations have been getting worse. He is still able to attend classes, but it is becoming more difficult to focus in class. His father was diagnosed with schizophrenia when he was about his age. He is currently taking no medications. His labs and imaging are all within the normal range.

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schizophrenoform

atyp +/- mood stabilizer (lithium) or anticonvulsant

18
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define types of disorganized speech

  • Tangentiality:
  • Circumstantiality:
  • Derailment:
  • Neologisms:
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  • Tangentiality: speech begins in a goal-directed manner, but deviates gradually and consistently off-topic such that answers to questions are not reached
  • Circumstantiality: speech is goal-directed but full of unneeded detail and gets to the answer in a “roundabout” way
  • Derailment: speech begins in a goal-directed manner, but topic shift rapidly between sentences with no logical connection to the topic previously discussed
  • Neologisms: creation and use of new, nonsensical words
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define types of disorganized speech

Incoherence:

Clanging:

Concrete speech:

Perseveration of ideas:

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  • Incoherence: incomprehensible speech due to loss of logical (severe-word salad)
  • Clanging: words are used on how they sound rather than what they mean (Ex: using words that rhyme)
  • Concrete speech: inability to use abstract thinking
  • Perseveration of ideas: consistently returning to one topic despite the conversation going in a different direction
20
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Types of Delusions

  • Persecutory:
  • Reference:
  • Control:
  • Nihilism:
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  • Persecutory: person or force is interfering with them, observing them or wishes harm to the patient
  • Reference: Random events take on a personal significance (directed at them)
  • Control: some agency takes control of patients thoughts, feelings, behaviors
  • Nihilism: unrealistic belief in the futility of everything and catastrophic events
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Types of Delusions

  • Grandiose:
  • Erotomanic:
  • Jealousy:
  • Doubles:
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  • Grandiose: unrealistic in one’s powers and beliefs
  • Erotomanic: believes another person is in love with them
  • Jealousy: somebody is suspected of being unfaithful
  • Doubles: believes a family member or close person has been replaced by an identical double
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pathophysioogy of positive sx

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excess DA in the mesolimbic pathway

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pathophysioogy of negative sx

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DA dysfunction in mesocorticol pathway

24
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schizophrenia causes an INC in ___

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DA

25
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pathophys of schizophrenia

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DEC CNS grey mater

INC DA R

INC size of ventricles

26
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high potency first gen antipsychotic

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haloperidol

27
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low potency first gen antipsychotic

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chlopromazine

thorozine

28
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side effects of first gen antipsychotic timeline & Tx

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Acute (hours) - dystonia = sustained painful m. contraction of tongue, neck or eyes

  • Tx: Benstropine (DA agonist)

Weeks - Akanethia = anxiety, figity, reslessness

  • Tx: propanolol, BZD

Months - Parkinsonism = pill rollinf tremor, bradykinesia, slow movements

  • Tx: amantidine

Years - T_ardive Dyskinesia_ = writhing movements of mouth/lips (chewing gum)

  • Tx: vabenzine, lower dose
29
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pt on clozapine - when should you d/c??

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ANC <500

30
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most typical atypical antipsychotic

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risperidone

31
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MOI of aripripozole

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D2 PARTIAL agonist

32
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deadly complication of antisypotic meds

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NMS - fever, tachy, hyporeflexia, leukocytosis

Tx: dantrolene - cool pt

33
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differentiate b/w of NMS & SS

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NMS - (days to weeks) too much DA (antipsychotic) - fever, tachy, hyporeflexia, no GI sx

Tx: dantrolene , bromocriptine

SS: (w/in minutes to hours) Hyperreflexia, AMS, N/V/D

Tx: cyprohepatidne

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