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Trauma & Stressor Related Psychiatric Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

 - Adjustment Disorder - Development of
Related Psychiatric ... Disorders - Differential ... Algorithm - Adjustment ... Anxiety #PTSD #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Psychiatry
Depressed Moods - Mood Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Major Depressive Disorder
 • 2 week period, depressed
- Differential ... for > 2 years Adjustment ... context of specific stressor ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Psychiatry
Mood Disorders - Depressed or Elevated Moods - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Major Depressive Disorder
 • 2 week
Elevated Moods - Differential ... for > 2 years Adjustment ... context of specific stressor ... Depressed #Elevated #Differential ... Mania #Bipolar #Psychiatry
Somatoform Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Patient presents with complex medical problem or symptoms that
Somatoform Disorders ... - Differential ... exhibit significant distress ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Psychiatry
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Neurochemical abnormalities
 • Hyper-vigilance
 • Emotional hyper-arousal
 • Exaggerated startle reflex
 • Anxiety
Post-Traumatic Stress ... Disorder (PTSD) ... BehavioralDisorder #Pathophysiology ... symptoms #signs #psychiatry
Pathogenesis of Anxiety Disorders

Anxiety Disorders: A maladaptive emotional state causing fear,
worry, and excessive stress, characterized by:
Pathogenesis of Anxiety Disorders ... Anxiety Disorders ... and excessive stress ... #Pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #psychiatry
Personality Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
• Enduring pattern of experience and behaviour that deviates from cultural
Personality Disorders ... - Differential ... pattern leads to distress ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Psychiatry
Panic Disorder: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Social Factors
 • Parenting and infant attachment
 • Childhood illness/abuse
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Panic Disorder: ... • Prolonged stress ... heritability >> Panic Disorder ... BehavioralDisorder #Pathophysiology ... symptoms #signs #psychiatry
Medical Conditions Causing Mania or Mania-Like Episodes: Pathogenesis
 • Bipolar Disorder -> Combination of individual, genetic,
Pathogenesis • Bipolar Disorder ... Secondary #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology ... #Psychiatry
Seasonal Affective Disorder: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Symptoms (included in the DSM-V) - Two Major Depressive episodes
Seasonal Affective Disorder ... Major Depressive Disorder ... seasonal psychosocial stressor ... MoodDisorders #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology ... Signs #Symptoms #Psychiatry