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Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors(SNRIs): Mechanisms and Side Effects

Withdrawal: Dizziness, Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea, Vomiting
Serotonin Syndrome - Potentially Life
Constipation, Dry Mouth ... SerotoninNorepinephrine #Inhibitors #Pathophysiology ... #SideEffects #Psychiatry
Anticonvulsants as Mood Stabilizers: Mechanism and Side-effect
Examples: Valproate, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine
 • Mild anticholinergic effect -> Drowsiness
Drowsiness dry mouth ... #SideEffects #Pathophysiology ... #Psychiatry #Pharmacology
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
• Persons with psychiatric ... Psychiatric symptoms ... orbital hemorrhage Mouth ... weeks #Scurvy #Pathophysiology ... #AscorbicAcid #Pathophysiology
Trauma & Stressor Related Psychiatric Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

 - Adjustment Disorder - Development of
Stressor Related Psychiatric ... Stress Disorder < 1 Month ... Stress Disorder > 1 Month ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Psychiatry
Figure 2: Sex differences in the lifetime incidence of psychiatric disorders vary from higher incidence in
lifetime incidence of psychiatric ... #Diagnosis #Psychiatry ... #Psychiatric #Disorders
Long-Acting Injectable (LAI) - Atypical Antipsychotics 
INVEGA TRINZA 3 MONTHS 
ARISTADA 2 MONTHS 
INVEGA 1 MONTH
SUSTENNA
SUSTENNA 1 MONTH ... ABILIFY 1 MONTH ... MAINTENA 1 MONTH ... ZYPREXA 1 MONTH ... Pharmacology #Duration #Psychiatry
Psychotic Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Mood disorder with psychotic features
 • Psychotic symptoms present exclusively during
Duration of illness 1 month ... Non-bizarre delusions 1 month ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Psychiatry
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Symptoms (included in DSM 5 criteria) - Present during
) - Onset in month ... MoodDisorders #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology ... Signs #Symptoms #Psychiatry
Culture-Bound Syndromes found in DSM-5, published by the American Psychiatric Association (APA). 
#Psychiatry #Diagnosis #CulturalCompetence #CultureBound
by the American Psychiatric ... #Psychiatry #Diagnosis
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: Mechanisms and Side Effects
 • Serotonin Syndrome:
   - Autonomic Hyperactivity:
Serotonin #Inhibitors #Pathophysiology ... #SideEffects #Psychiatry