Treatments Flashcards
Schizoaffective disorder?
1) Hospitalize + psychotherapy
2) Antipsychotics + mood stabilizers; antidepressants or ECT for mood sxs
Delusional disorder?
Psychotherapy, antipsychotics should be tried but usually fail
Shared psychotic disorder?
1) Separation
2) Psychotherapy and antipsychotics if sxs not improved in 1-2 wks
Rapid cycling bipolar and mixed episodes?
Anticonvulsants
Dysthymia?
CT and insight oriented psychotherapy + antidepressants
Cyclothymia?
Mood stabilizers (same as bipolar)
Adjustment disorder?
Supportive psychotherapy most effective
Panic disorder?
1) Immediate = BZDs
2) Long term = SSRIs (paroxetine and sertraline)
3) Clomipramine or imipramine maybe
Specific phobia?
CBT 1st line (not drugs!)
Social phobia?
1) Paroxetine
2) B-blockers for performance anxiety
3) Assertiveness training
OCD?
1) SSRIs or clomipramine
2) Behavioral therapy (as effective as drugs)
3) Exposure and response prevention (ERP)
4) ECT or cingulotomy
PTSD?
1) SSRIs (1st line), TCAs (imipramine, doxepin), MAOIs
2) Anticonvulsants (for flashbacks and nightmares)
3) Psychotherapy
4) Eye mvt desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR)
ASD?
Same as PTSD
GAD?
1) SSRIs/SNRI (venlafaxine)
2) Buspirone
3) BZDs (clonazepam, diazepam)
4) CBT
DTs?
1) Chlordizepoxide, diazepam, lorazepam
2) Antipsychotics for agitation
3) Thiamine, folic acid, multivitamin (banana bag)
Barb OD?
1) Alkalinize urine
2) Na bicarb
Delirium?
1) Tx cause
2) Haloperidol 1st line
2) Avoid BZDs!!!
Mild to moderate dementia?
ACEIs
Moderate to severe dementia?
Memantine
Lewy body dementia?
ACEIs for visual hallucinations