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Antidepressant Medications Decision Aid
 - The choice of depression medications in primary care is difficult as
The choice of depression ... in primary care is ... #Management #PatientInfo ... #PrimaryCare #Psychiatry ... Antidepressants #Comparison #SideEffects
Summary of meta-analysis of pharmacotherapy trials in BPD
https://www.cochrane.org/CD005652/BEHAV_psychological-therapies-borderline-personality-disorder
Meta-analyses of RCTs were undertaken for the following outcomes:
irritability, depression ... Guideline for the Management ... compared the study treatment ... with ‘treatment ... and 5.4 #EBM #Management
SSRI Initiation
How long before increasing dose?
 • 4 wks. Initial response in 2-4 wks, max response
Depression: 50% ... SSRI #Initiation #depression ... #psychiatry #treatment ... #management
Personality Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
• Enduring pattern of experience and behaviour that deviates from cultural
Personality Disorders ... • The pattern is ... exaggerated emotional expression ... and codes) #Personality ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Psychiatry
Neuromodulators for Disorders of Gut Brain Interactions (DGBIs)
SSRIs - When anxiety, depression, and phobic features are
When anxiety, depression ... TCAs - First-line treatment ... when pain is dominant ... Neuromodulators #DGBIs #IBS ... #pharmacology #management
Toluene Poisoning - Diagnosis and Management Summary
What is it?  Volatile hydrocarbon, Glue or paint-sniffing, Occupational
Diagnosis and Management ... Summary What is ... presentation Acute: CNS depression ... may be ↑ or ↓ Treatment ... #Treatment
Second Generation Antipsychotics: Mechanisms and Side Effects
(Atypical Anti-Psychotics) - Examples: Clozapine, Olanzapine, Quetiapine, Risperidone, Zotepine, Paliperidone,
Clozapine is considered ... As such, it is considered ... 2nd line treatment ... SecondGeneration #Mechanisms #SideEffects ... pharmacology #diagnosis #psychiatry
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)
Symptoms of PICS:
 - Physical Domain: Generalized weakness, Fatigue, Difficulty walking
 - Cognitive
Anxiety, PTSD, Depression ... illness - Prior psychiatric ... guide targeted treatments ... PICS #diagnosis #management
SNRls (Serotonin/Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors) - FDA Approved Indications 

Venlafaxine (Effexor) - GAD, MDD, Panic Disorder, SAD
besides major depressive ... outpatient clinics is ... for treatment of ... #Pharmacology #Psychiatry
Bipolar Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Disruption of emotional homeostasis
 • Oscillation between mood states
mood - Primary treatment ... goal is to maintain ... this state Depressive ... Signs #Symptoms #Psychiatry