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Depressed Moods - Mood Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Major Depressive Disorder
 • 2 week period, depressed
Depressed mood in context ... Depressed mood in context ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Psychiatry
Patient Consent Algorithm - Can your adult patient consent?

Is there an emergency?

Does the patient have capacity
Patient Consent ... adult patient consent ... #Consent #Algorithm ... Patient #Management #Psychiatry
Mental Status Exam (MSE)
Note: The MSE is a "snapshot" of a patient at a specific time.
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Perception, Thought content ... activity, eye contact ... , avoiding eye contact ... circumstantial • Thought Content ... MentalStatusExam #MSE #psychiatry
Psychotic Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Mood disorder with psychotic features
 • Psychotic symptoms present exclusively during
Delusions developed in context ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Psychiatry
Mood Disorders - Depressed or Elevated Moods - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Major Depressive Disorder
 • 2 week
Depressed mood in context ... Depressed mood in context ... Mania #Bipolar #Psychiatry
Avoidant Personality Disorder (AVPD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Restraint - Shows excessive restraint in intimate
interpersonal contact ... in a variety of contexts ... interpersonal contact ... PersonalityDisorder #Diagnosis #Psychiatry
Involved in a number of legal cases at the moment where the clinicians’ assessment of capacity
record capacity & consent ... #Diagnosis #Psychiatry
Addictions: Pathogenesis

Mesolimbic Dopaminergic Pathway:
 • Dopaminergic neurons in Ventral Tegmental Area (VTA) in midbrain under continuous
hippocampus (emotional context ... Pathophysiology #Psychiatry
Narcissistic Personality Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Arrogant, Haughty Behaviors or Attitude - Often display
for Admiration - Constant ... sustained only by constant ... in a variety of contexts ... PersonalityDisorder #Diagnosis #Psychiatry
Schizotypal Personality Disorder (SPD): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Cognitive-Perceptual
 • Magical thinking - Belief in paranormal or
in a variety of contexts ... PersonalityDisorder #Diagnosis #Psychiatry