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Trauma & Stressor Related Psychiatric Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

 - Adjustment Disorder - Development of
Related Psychiatric ... Disorders - Differential ... #Anxiety #PTSD ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Psychiatry
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Neurochemical abnormalities
 • Hyper-vigilance
 • Emotional hyper-arousal
 • Exaggerated startle reflex
 • Anxiety
Post-Traumatic Stress ... startle reflex • Anxiety ... BehavioralDisorder #Pathophysiology ... symptoms #signs #psychiatry
Depressed Moods - Mood Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Major Depressive Disorder
 • 2 week period, depressed
Depressed Moods ... Mood Disorders - Differential ... context of specific stressor ... Bereavement #Adjustment #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Psychiatry
Pathogenesis of Anxiety Disorders

Anxiety Disorders: A maladaptive emotional state causing fear,
worry, and excessive stress, characterized by:
Pathogenesis of Anxiety ... Disorders Anxiety ... and excessive stress ... #Disorders #Pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #psychiatry
Mood Disorders - Depressed or Elevated Moods - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Major Depressive Disorder
 • 2 week
Elevated Moods - Differential ... context of specific stressor ... Mood #Disorders #Depressed ... #Elevated #Differential ... Mania #Bipolar #Psychiatry
Bipolar Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Disruption of emotional homeostasis
 • Oscillation between mood states
Minimum 2 weeks - depressed ... - Incr guilt, anxiety ... MoodDisorders #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology ... Signs #Symptoms #Psychiatry
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Symptoms (included in DSM 5 criteria) - Present during
concentration - Depressed ... partum onset) - Anxiety ... MoodDisorders #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology ... Signs #Symptoms #Psychiatry
Somatoform Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Patient presents with complex medical problem or symptoms that
Somatoform Disorders - Differential ... Produced • Illness Anxiety ... exhibit significant distress ... Conversion #Disorders #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Psychiatry
Panic Disorder: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Social Factors
 • Parenting and infant attachment
 • Childhood illness/abuse
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• Prolonged stress ... carrying anti-anxiety ... Anticipatory Anxiety ... BehavioralDisorder #Pathophysiology ... symptoms #signs #psychiatry
Mental Status Exam (MSE)
Note: The MSE is a "snapshot" of a patient at a specific time.
You
Appearance - Grooming, dress ... affect) -> Ex. depressed ... How thoughts are expressed ... ideation -> Ex. anxiety ... MentalStatusExam #MSE #psychiatry