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Bipolar Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Disruption of emotional homeostasis
 • Oscillation between mood states
Oscillation between mood ... expansive/irritable mood ... taking Euthymic Mood ... - depressed mood ... MoodDisorders #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Symptoms (included in DSM 5 criteria) - Present during
- Depressed Mood ... of libido - Mood ... MoodDisorders #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Anticonvulsants as Mood Stabilizers: Mechanism and Side-effect
Examples: Valproate, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine
 • Mild anticholinergic effect -> Drowsiness
Anticonvulsants as Mood ... #SideEffects #Pathophysiology
Schizophrenia: Pathogenesis and Symptoms
Increased dopaminergic transmission in mesolimbic projection
-> Dopaminergic neurons here project into the limbic
production, and mood ... Schizophrenia #pathophysiology
Opioid Withdrawal: Clinical Findings and Complications
Note: Opioid withdrawal can be extremely uncomfortable, but is rarely life-threatening
- Dysphoric mood ... Withdrawal #Opiate #Pathophysiology
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
Psychiatric symptoms: • Mood ... weeks #Scurvy #Pathophysiology ... #AscorbicAcid #Pathophysiology
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - Must have >4 symptoms for >6 months,
angry/irritable mood ... likely to develop mood ... Angry/lrritable Mood ... BehavioralDisorder #Pathophysiology
Depressed Moods - Mood Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Major Depressive Disorder
 • 2 week period, depressed
Depressed Moods ... - Mood Disorders ... period, depressed mood ... • Depressed mood ... with Depressed Mood
Anorexia Nervosa: Signs and Symptoms
Binge/Purge Subtype - Recurrent (once per week) episodes of binge-eating or purging,
purging • Fasting/food ... • Relating to Food ... calories, nutrition, food ... • Relating to Mood ... AnorexiaNervosa #pathophysiology
Mood Disorders - Depressed or Elevated Moods - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Major Depressive Disorder
 • 2 week
Mood Disorders - ... Depressed or Elevated Moods ... period, depressed mood ... • Depressed mood ... with Depressed Mood