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Anticonvulsants as Mood Stabilizers: Mechanism and Side-effect
Examples: Valproate, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine
 • Mild anticholinergic effect -> Drowsiness
, weight gain, alopecia ... #SideEffects #Pathophysiology ... #Psychiatry #Pharmacology
Causes of School Difficulties - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Social Skills Deficit and Atypical Behaviour
• Consider Autism Spectrum
Abuse • Trauma Psychiatric ... Defiant Disorder/ Conduct ... Difficulties • Check Criteria ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Symptoms (included in DSM 5 criteria) - Present during
Depressive Disorder (MDD ... included in DSM 5 criteria ... features) #MDD ... MoodDisorders #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology ... Signs #Symptoms #Psychiatry
Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - For diagnosis, must have either 26
at > 17 years old ... BehavioralDisorder #Pathophysiology ... symptoms #signs #psychiatry ... #criteria
Nonscarring Alopecias: Clinical features of the most common types
Patterned hair loss:
 - Age: puberty or older
Nonscarring Alopecias ... multifocal - Total alopecia ... or abrupt - Contact ... with animals (eg pets ... associated with other psychiatric
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - Must have >4 symptoms for >6 months,
Defiant Disorder (ODD ... to progress to conduct ... BehavioralDisorder #Pathophysiology ... symptoms #signs #psychiatry ... #criteria
Conduct Disorder (CD): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - Must have >3 symptoms present in the past
Conduct Disorder ... , criteria must ... BehavioralDisorder #Pathophysiology ... symptoms #signs #psychiatry ... #criteria