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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Neurochemical abnormalities
 • Hyper-vigilance
 • Emotional hyper-arousal
 • Exaggerated startle reflex
 • Anxiety
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder ... StressDisorder #PTSD #BehavioralDisorder ... Pathophysiology #diagnosis #symptoms ... #signs #psychiatry
Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - For diagnosis, must have either 26
Deficit Hyperactive Disorder ... have either 26 symptoms ... 2 settings - Symptoms ... AttentionDeficitHyperactiveDisorder #ADHD #BehavioralDisorder ... #signs #psychiatry
Panic Disorder: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Social Factors
 • Parenting and infant attachment
 • Childhood illness/abuse
 •
Panic Disorder: ... heritability >> Panic Disorder ... Psychological Symptoms ... PanicDisorder #Anxiety #BehavioralDisorder ... #signs #psychiatry
Anorexia Nervosa: Signs and Symptoms
Binge/Purge Subtype - Recurrent (once per week) episodes of binge-eating or purging,
Nervosa: Signs and Symptoms ... substance use disorders ... obsessive compulsive disorder ... irritability #AnorexiaNervosa ... #psychiatry
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - Must have >4 symptoms for >6 months,
Oppositional Defiant Disorder ... progress to conduct disorder ... mood and anxiety disorders ... OppositionalDefiant #ODD #BehavioralDisorder ... #signs #psychiatry
Anorexia Nervosa: Complications
CARDIAC ABNORMALITIES
 - Functional: Low BP, Sinus bradycardia, prolonged QT interval
 - Structural: Reduced
puberty/menarche - Amenorrhea ... mortality rates of all psychiatric ... binge-purge subtype #AnorexiaNervosa ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms ... #psychiatry
Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) - Pathophysiology 
Excessive fear of one or more social situations
 • Safety
Social Anxiety Disorder ... • Behavioral Symptoms ... • Cognitive Symptoms ... SocialAnxiety #BehavioralDisorder ... #signs #psychiatry
Conduct Disorder (CD): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - Must have >3 symptoms present in the past
Conduct Disorder ... - Must have >3 symptoms ... antisocial personality disorder ... #Conduct #CD #BehavioralDisorder ... #signs #psychiatry
Anorexia Nervosa: Pathogenesis and Risk Factors
Biological Risk Factors
 • Gender: F > M
 • Genetics: concordance
childhood anxiety disorders ... athletics) #AnorexiaNervosa ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms ... #psychiatry #RiskFactors
Bulimia Nervosa: Complications
GASTROINTESTINAL
 • Dehydration & inability to digest food -> Constipation
 • Recurrent vomiting exposes
imbalances (low FSH ... fertility problems -> Amenorrhea ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms ... #psychiatry