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SNRls (Serotonin/Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors) - FDA Approved Indications 

Venlafaxine (Effexor) - GAD, MDD, Panic Disorder, SAD
, MDD, Panic Disorder ... , SAD Milnacipran ... major depressive disorder ... #Indications #Pharmacology ... #Psychiatry #FDA
Benzodiazepines: Mechanism of Action and Side Effects
 • Decr spinal cord activity -> Muscle relaxant
Decr cerebral cortex ... Benzodiazepines #Psychiatry ... #Pharmacology # ... pathophysiology
Anticonvulsants as Mood Stabilizers: Mechanism and Side-effect
Examples: Valproate, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine
 • Mild anticholinergic effect -> Drowsiness
relapse of bipolar disorder ... #SideEffects #Pathophysiology ... #Psychiatry #Pharmacology
Medical Conditions Causing Mania or Mania-Like Episodes: Pathogenesis
 • Bipolar Disorder -> Combination of individual, genetic,
Pathogenesis • Bipolar Disorder ... S-Adenosyl methionine (SAM ... 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 ... non-seasonal episodes #SAD ... MoodDisorders #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology ... Signs #Symptoms #Psychiatry
Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) - Pathophysiology 
Excessive fear of one or more social situations
 • Safety
Social Anxiety Disorder ... (SAD) - Pathophysiology ... BehavioralDisorder #SAD ... #Pathophysiology ... symptoms #signs #psychiatry
Lithium Therapy for Bipolar Disorder 
Toxicity Levels: 
 - Mild (1-1.5 mEq/L) 
 - Moderate (1.6-2.5
Therapy for Bipolar Disorder ... treatment of bipolar disorder ... important that if you order ... BPD #Toxicity #Pharmacology ... #Psychiatry