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The most common cause of chronic psychosis

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schizophrenia

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Mental state in which the individual appears to have lost touch with reality

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Psychosis

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A belief not based on fact or reality

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delusion

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3 classes of symptoms seen in schizophrenia

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  1. positive symptoms
  2. negative symptoms
  3. cognitive impairment
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2 most consistent anatomical correlations to schizophrenia

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  1. decreased brain volume (decreased brain volume)

2. enlarged ventricles

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Area of the brain that is important in higher cognitive function and working memory and has decreased metabolic activity in schizophrenia

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prefrontal cortex

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First drug discovered to treat schizophrenia

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chlorpromazine

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Neurotransmitter most commonly associated with schizophrenia

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dopamine

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Antagonism at this receptor in the striatum is thought to increase striatal DA release and may help to counteract D2 blockade, theory for why SGAs have less EPS than FGAs

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5HT2A receptor

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Mechanism of antipsychotic drugs

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D2 dopamine receptor antagonists

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involuntary movements usually to the face and tongue but also to the trunk and limbs that develops after months to years of antipsychotic therapy and can be irreversible

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tardive dyskinesia

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A perception disturbance in sensory experiences of the environment

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Hallucination

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Brain system involved in the negative symptoms of schizophrenia

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mesocortical

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Drug that marked the transition the SGAs and differed from FGAs in its significant decrease in motor SEs

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Clozapine

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Assigning importance to things that aren’t important

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aberrant salience

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Antipsychotic that is a D2 receptor partial agonist and acts as a dopamine stabilizer

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aripiprazole

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Antipsychotic that has proven to be superior in treatment resistant patients

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clozapine

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A person diagnosed with schizophrenia must have at least 2 of the following 3 things

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  1. delusions
  2. hallucinations
  3. disorganized speech
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Length of symptoms needed for diagnosis of schizophrenia

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6 months

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2 low potency SGAs

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  1. clozapine

2. quetiapine

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Inhibition of these 2 receptors is thought to be lead to weight gain associated with antipsychotics

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H1 and 5HT2C

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Diagnosis of symptoms of schizophrenia have occurred for less than 6 months

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schizophreniform disorder

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schizophrenia + bipolar disorder

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schizoaffective disorder

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Symptom of psychosis that responds best to medications

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hallucinations

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Most common form of hallucination

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auditory

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minimum length of antipsycholic drug therapy for schizophrenia

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1-2 years, usually lifelong

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3 medium potency FGAs

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  1. loxapine
  2. perphenazine
  3. thiothixene
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3 extrapyrimidal SEs that result from disruption of DA signaling in the substantia nigra to the striatum, important for motor function

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  1. akathisia (uncontrollable restlessness)
  2. dystonia (involuntary movements)
  3. parkinsonism (bradykinesia, tremor)
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4 medications that can be used adjunctively in schizophrenia if aggression or hostility is present

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lamotrigine, divalproex, topiramate, lithium

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2 characteristics of drugs that have the highest risk of movement disorders

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  1. high potency

2. slow dissociation (most FGAs)

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SGA that has the highest risk of akathisia

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aripiprazole

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antagonism at this receptor results in side effects such as blurred vision, urinary retention, dry mouth, and constipation

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M1

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Antagonism at this receptor leads to sedation SE of antipsychotics

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H1

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3 high potency FGAs

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  1. trifluoperazine
  2. fluphenazine
  3. haloperidol
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The most activating antipsychotic (take in the morning)

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aripiprazole

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Potency of meds that have the most anticolinergic SEs and sedation

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low potency

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antagonism of this receptor results in hypotension SE of antipsychotics

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alpha-1

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antipsychotics that have the highest risk of hypotension

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low potency and lloperidone

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38
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Minimum time needed to see full effect of antipsychotics

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12 weeks

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Antipsychotics that have the highest risk of hyperprolactinemia

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FGAs and risperidone/paliperidone

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3 receptors that are involved in metabolic issues associated with SGAs

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5HT2C, M3 and H1

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2 SGAs that have the highest risk of Torsades de Pointes

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  1. ziprasidone

2. Iloperidone

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Symptoms of schizophrenia that are new mental phenomena which unaffected people do not normally experience (hallucinations, delusions)

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Positive symptoms

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2 SGAs that have the highest risk of metabolic issues

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  1. clozapine

2. olanzapine

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5 SGAs that have intermediate risk of metabolic issues

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quetiapine, risperidone, paliperidone, Iloperidone, asenapine

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3 most important antipsychotics to not abruptly discontinue

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  1. clozapine
  2. quetiapine
  3. Ilperidone
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FGA that has an intermediate risk of metabolic issues

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chlorpromazine

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3 SGAs that have a low risk of metabolic SEs

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ziprasidone, lurasidone, aripiprazole

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All FGAs have a higher risk of Torsades de Pointes than SGAs but this FGA has the highest risk

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Thioridazine

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3 antipsychotics included in FDA warning for increased incidence of stroke in elderly patients with dementia

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  1. risperidone
  2. olanzapine
  3. aripiprazole
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Dietary restriction with ziprasidone

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take with at least 500 calories

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4 drug characteristics that lead to increased risk of neuroleptic malignant syndrome

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  1. high dose
  2. high potency
  3. IV
  4. dehydration
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Antipsychotic that has the highest risk of seizures

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4 SEs that clozapine has the highest incidence of

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  1. metabolic changes
  2. sedation
  3. constipation
  4. sialorrhea (drooling)
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Antipsychotic that has the lowest risk of seizures

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Quetiapine

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2 SEs that clozapine has the lowest incidence of

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  1. movement disorders

2. NMS

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2 drugs that can be used IM to treat dystonia

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  1. benztropine

2. benadryl

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Antipsychotic that is technically a FGA but has some 5HT2A activity and is often used in children

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Rare but life-threatening SE of antipsychotics that involves fever, encephalopathy, unstable vitals, elevated enzymes and muscle rigidity

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Neuroleptic malignant syndrome

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Schedule for CBC monitoring with clozapine

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weekly for 6 months, then every 2 weeks for 6 months then monthly thereafter

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2 antipsychotics that are long acting injections given every 1-4 weeks and are good for poor adherance

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  1. fluphenazine decanoate

2. haloperidol decanoate

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A potentially fatal drop in WBC associated with clozapine

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agranulocytosis

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Enzyme that tobacco induces and cloazpine is a substrate

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5 black-box warnings for clozapine

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  1. agranulocytosis
  2. seizures
  3. myocarditis
  4. orthostasis
  5. antipsychotics in elderly
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Dietary restriction with asenapine

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no food or drink for 10-15 minutes

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Brain system involved in the positive symptoms of schizophrenia

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mesolimbic

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Dietary restriction with lurasidone

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take with at least 350 calories

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2 low potency FGAs

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  1. chlorpromazine

2. thioridazine

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2 high potency SGAs

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  1. risperidone

2. paliperidone

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Symptoms of mania but less severe and episodes are not severe enough to cause marked impairment

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hypomanic episode

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Symptoms of schizophrenia in which the individual has a loss of normal mental functions (amotivation, social withdraw)

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Negative symptoms

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Route of elimination of lithium

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therapeutic window of lithium

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0.6-1.5 mM

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Cation that lithium mimics in excitable tissues

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Neurotransmitters whose release is inhibited by lithium

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Second messenger created via PIP2 hydrolysis that activates calcium release from intracellular stores

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Manic episode + major depressive episode

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Bipolar I disorder

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Duration of time in which a persistently elevated, expansive or irritable mood must occur to classify as a manic episode

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7 days, but if hospitalization is required there is no minimum duration

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4 AEDs that can be used in the management of bipolar disorder

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Valproic acid, lamotrigine, carbamazepine, oxcarbazine

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Only medication used in bipolar disorder that is truly a mood stabilizer

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Time required to see initial response in treatment of acute manic episode (see improvements in sleep and agitation first)

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SE that is the reason why lamotrigine must be titrated slowly

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Stephen-Johnson syndrome

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Order of increasing risk of mood switch for antidepressants

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Bupropion < SSRIs < Venlafaxine < MAOIs < TCAs

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5 drugs that are not recommended as monotherapy for bipolar mania

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  1. Gabapentin
  2. Lamotrigine
  3. Tiagabine
  4. Topiramate
  5. Verapamil
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EKG abnormality seen with lithium toxicity

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flat or inverted T waves

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Amount of time that the acute phase lasts for bipolar disorder

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sustained response >4 weeks

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Time required to see full response in treatment of an acute manic episode

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Second messenger generated via hydrolysis of PIP2 that activates protein kinase C

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The most effective agent for classic euphoric mania

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3 SGAs that are both anti-manic and anti-depressive

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  1. Quetiapine
  2. Lurasidone
  3. Olanzapine + fluoxatine
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AED that has mostly anti-depressant effects and should not be used as monotherapy for manic episodes

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Lamotrigine

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Amount of time the continuation phase lasts in bipolar depression treatment

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full response for 4-6 months

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6 medications that have FDA approval for prevention of recurrence of bipolar disorder

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  1. Lithium
  2. Lamotrigine
  3. Olanzapine
  4. Aripiprazole
  5. Risperdal consta
  6. ziprasidone (adjunct)
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5 medications that are not recommended for monotherapy in bipolar depression

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  1. Gabapentin
  2. Aripiprazole
  3. Ziprasidone
  4. Parozetine
  5. Levetiracitam
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Drug class that tends to be best for disphoric mania

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Hypomania + major depressive episode

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Bipolar II disorder

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How often a patient on antipsychotic therapy should get an AIMS (abnormal involuntary movement scale) assessment

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At baseline and every 6 months

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How often a patient on anti psychotic therapy needs to get a lipid panel and glucose checked

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every 3 months

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