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Psychotic Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Mood disorder with psychotic features
 • Psychotic symptoms present exclusively during
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Psychotic symptoms ... disorder (bipolar & depressive ... • Psychotic symptoms ... #Psychiatry #Delusions
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Symptoms (included in DSM 5 criteria) - Present during
Major Depressive ... Clinical Findings Symptoms ... features) - Delusions ... MajorDepressiveDisorder #Depression ... #Psychiatry
Schizophrenia: Pathogenesis and Symptoms
Increased dopaminergic transmission in mesolimbic projection
-> Dopaminergic neurons here project into the limbic
Pathogenesis and Symptoms ... cause the Positive Symptoms ... Schizophrenia: • Delusions ... Diminished emotional expression ... #signs #psychiatry
Mood Disorders - Depressed or Elevated Moods - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Major Depressive Disorder
 • 2 week
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Major Depressive ... Cyclothymia • Symptoms ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Bipolar #Psychiatry
Mental Status Exam (MSE)
Note: The MSE is a "snapshot" of a patient at a specific time.
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Patient's subjective impression ... specific themes, delusions ... anxiety about work, delusions ... of illness, the symptoms ... MentalStatusExam #MSE #psychiatry
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
• Persons with psychiatric ... musculoskeletal symptoms ... Psychiatric symptoms ... disturbances • Depression ... impairment • Delusions