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Schizophrenia’s Genomics

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C4 gene on chromosome 6

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Schizophrenia Risk Factors

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-family hx, perinatal complications/infx, late winter/early spring births have higher likelihood of schizophrenia, international setting, higher rates in NE and W, immigration of second generation higher risk, use of stimulant/hallucinogenic drugs and marijuana

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Schizophrenia Mortality

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increase in heart ds of 50%, reduced lifespan of 20 years

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Schizophrenia Pathoohysiology

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increased brain dopamine, loss of brain mass (dorsolateral prefrontal cortex deficit, enlarged ventricles, decreased temporal lobe), loss of brain connections, neurodevelopmental disorder

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Schizophrenia Genetics

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10-12x higher risk in first degree relative, .5-1% in general population versus 3-7% in first degree relative, 40-50% in MZ twins

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Schizophrenia Etiology

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increased in higher latitude, influenza, borna ds virus, borrelia, toxoplasmosis, tretovirus, poliomyelitis

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Schizophrenia Etiology

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-schizophrenogenic mother: emotionally withholding, domineering, rejecting-conflicting verbal vs body language

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Pathophysiology Dopamine Changes in Schizophrenia

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Drugs that increase DA cause psychosis, DA elevated in untreated Schizophrenia

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Serotonin (5HT) elevated in ___, and stimulates DA

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Schizophrenia

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Glutamate decreased in ___, may increase DA

-PCP blocks glutamate via NMDA receptor

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Schizophrenia

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GABA decreased in frontal and hippocampus (modulates DA and Glu)

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Schizophrenia

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Ach-Nicotinic decreased in frontal, hippocampus, thalamus, striatum

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Schizophrenia

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Cholinergic function associated with

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memory

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Norepinephrine decreased (may worsen negative sx)

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Schizophrenia

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Loss of superior temporal gyrus (Wernicke’s area) in Schizophrenia

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associated with auditory hallucinations

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Basal Ganglia Schizophrenia

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movement and emotions, contributes to paranoia and hallucinations

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Frontal Lobe Schizophrenia

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difficulty in planning actions and organizing thoughts

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Limbic System Schizophrenia

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agitation

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Occipital Lobe Schizophrenia

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some disturbances to make it difficult to interpret complex images, motion, and reading emotion in others

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Hippocampus Schizophrenia

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mediates memory and learning that is intertwined and impaired in Schizophrenia

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Schizophrenia Dx

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Chronic illness (>6 months), deterioration from previous function level, complex sx (>2): hallucinations, delusions, speech disorganization, disorganized behavior, negative sx

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Differential Dx Schizophrenia

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Other psych disorders (mood/ASD), SUD (amphetamines, etc), General medical disorder (brain tumor, metabolic/endocrine/infx/neurologic),steroids, anticholinergics, disulfiram, dementia, shizophreniform disorder, schizoaffective disorder, delusional disorder, brief psychotic disorder, note–schizotypal personality

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Schizophrenia History

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family hx, pregnancy hx, travel, substance use, personality and academic problems in childhood adolescence, hx of gross/fine motor, hx of traumatic brain injury

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Recent Hx for Schizophrenia

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cognitive problems, behavior problems, positive sx, social isolation, unable to manage complex challenges like college/military

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Schizophrenia Dx Examination

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PE unremarkable, special attention to movement (soft neuro signs, look for neuro illness, baseline tx), odd behavior/dress/hygiene, oreintation intact, affect flat /odd/incongruent

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Schizophrenia Dx Exam 2

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disorganized thought and speech, associations are loose, ideas may be very complicated, idiosyncratic, even bizarre, suspicious ideas, poor insight, odd movements

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Schizophrenia Laboratory

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-CT/MRI, STD screening, CBC, urine drug screen, plasma drug levels, vitamin B12 level, thyroid functions

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Schizophrenia Tx

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housing, employment, social skills training, family education, counseling, self-support groups and activities (clubhouses)

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Schizophrenia Acute Tx

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-outpatient medical psychiatric care, psychotherapy, outreach and case mngment, medication

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Schizophrenia Recovery Process

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individual and group therapy, consumer drive support groups and clubhouses, experiential and developmental learning

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SAMSHA TX Schizophrenia

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-assertive community tx for heavy utilizers of hospital (high-intensity case management, support, medical), integrated tx for mental illness and SUD, family psychoeducation, illness management and recovery, supported employment

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First generation antipsychotics

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-thorazine, haldo, mellaril, stelazine, prolixin, navane

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AE of First Generation Antipsychotics

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Anti-cholinergic, adrenergic and histaminic: sedation, CVD, GI, sexual AE, urinary retention, weight gain, dm

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AE Clozapine

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1% agranulocytosis, seizures, weight gain, dm

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Second Generation Antipsychotics

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clozapine, risperidone, paliperidone, olanzapine, quetiapine, ziprasidone, aripiprazole, asenapine, iloperidone

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2nd Generation Effectiveness

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D2 blockade and more 5HT2 blockade, but weight gain, dm, premature death, stroke and pneumonia in elderly

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Clozapine

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superior to all other agents (FGA and SGA)

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Olanzapine and Risperidone

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more effective

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Risperidone

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significant movement problems, prolactin elevations, weight gain and dm

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Olanzapine

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less movement issues, more weight gain, more dm and dyslipidemia, sedation

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Quetiapine

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low level of movement issues, weight gain and dm, marked sedation and increasing abuse/overuse as ‘sleeper’

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ziprasidone

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very low level of movement problems, +/- weight gain and dm, may cause prolonged QT

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Aripiprazole

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partial DA agonist, 5HT effects, low movement effects, +/- weight gain/dm

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Most risk of weight gain antipsychotics

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clozapine, olanzapine

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moderate risk of weight gain antipsychotics

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quetiapine, risperidone

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least risk of weight gain antipsychotics

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aripiprazole, ziprasidone, ?haloperidol

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Premature death risk in antipsychotics

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antipsychotics

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Future Schizophrenia Meds

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-glutamate NMDA activators, dopamine modulators, 5HT modulators, cholinergic agonists

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Disorders similar to what drugs: Schizophrenia, anhedonia, paranoia, compulsive behavior

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cocaine and methamphetamine

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Disorders similar to what drugs: anxiety, panic attacks, mania and sleep disorders

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stimulants

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Disorders similar to what drugs: delusions and hallucinations

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LSD, ecstasy and psychedelics

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Disorders similar to what drugs: depression and mood disturbances

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alcohol, sedatives, sleep aids and narcotics

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Disorders similar to what drugs: antisocial behavior

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PCP and Ketamine

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SSRIs effective in uncomplicated panic T/F

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Prevalence of SUD in social anxiety disorder

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Prevalence of social anxiety disorder in SUD

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Tier 1: Straight Forward Ds

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-short term anxiety (limited benzos), book depression (SSRI/NSRI), ADHD (stimulants/non-stimulants)

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Tier 2

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Chronic atypical depression and chronic anxiety and pain, developmental disabilities with OCD, stabilized bipolar

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Tier 3

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complex/safety, advanced experience
-chronic schizophrenia/psychosis, bipolar/OCD/substance, boderline personality disorder/chemical dependency/pain, poly SUD/mood dysphoria

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If pt. was assigned to preferred modality what % improve

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If pt. prefers medication and given therapy what percent improve

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If pt. preferred therapy and got medications what percent improved

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Neurochemical Factors for Models of Cause/Pathology

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TBI location and duration, in utero exposure/birth trauma, genetic, metabolic thyroid/dm, drug of abuse

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Environmental Stress

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trauma and response, attachment, developmental stage

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SSRI’s Response

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60% respond, 30% in remission

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SSRI’s AE most common

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60-70% sexual dysfunction (also have GI and agitation/sedation)

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NSRI AE

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more energy/agitation, still have sexual dysfunction

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3 Options to block 5Ht2

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Trazadone, mirtazepine and atypical antipsychotics

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Mirtazepine MOA

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blocks 5Ht2, 5Ht3 and Alpha2 antagonism

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Buproprion MOA

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NE and DA specific reuptake, help with anxiety unless you are a smoker

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Buspirone MOA

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partial agonist of 5HT, less sexual AE mild/moderate control of 5HT

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TCAs AE

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80% more dry mouth than arrythmias

73
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Med to tx TICS/severe anxiety

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typical antipsychotics

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MAOIs

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Parnate to Selegeline

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GABA Specific

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Valproic Acid/Topiramate, Lamictal, Gabapentin

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Major Depressive Disorder Comorbidities

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anxiety, pain, CVD, metabolic ds, SUD

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MDD Tx Exercsie

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-reverses hippocampal atrophy, releases endorphins

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MDD Tx Sleep

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-sleep deprivation decreases resiliency, circadian rhythm disturbance effect

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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

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Thoughts->emotions->depression or behaviors->emotions->depression

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BDNF low levels

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more depression

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MDD 5HT

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stress response

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MDD NE

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arousal, energy levels

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MDD DA

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pleasure, concentration

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MDD glutamate

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increased in depressive states to facilitate overactivity of the stress response pathways

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