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Borderline Personality Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Behavioral Traits:
 • Unstable Relationships - Alternating extremes of idealization
/ irritability/anxiety ... instability - Suicide ... PersonalityDisorder #Diagnosis ... #Psychiatry #Criteria ... Symptoms #Mnemonic #AMSUICIDE
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Neurochemical abnormalities
 • Hyper-vigilance
 • Emotional hyper-arousal
 • Exaggerated startle reflex
 • Anxiety
startle reflex • Anxiety ... StressDisorder #PTSD #BehavioralDisorder ... Pathophysiology #diagnosis
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Symptoms (included in DSM 5 criteria) - Present during
included in DSM 5 criteria ... thoughts of death or suicide ... partum onset) - Anxiety ... MoodDisorders #Diagnosis
Panic Disorder: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Social Factors
 • Parenting and infant attachment
 • Childhood illness/abuse
 •
carrying anti-anxiety ... Anticipatory Anxiety ... PanicDisorder #Anxiety ... #BehavioralDisorder ... Pathophysiology #diagnosis
Schizotypal Personality Disorder (SPD): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Cognitive-Perceptual
 • Magical thinking - Belief in paranormal or
anhedonia • Social Anxiety ... reference - Anxiety ... PersonalityDisorder #Diagnosis ... #Psychiatry #Criteria
Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - For diagnosis, must have either 26
findings - For diagnosis ... to 25 for new diagnosis ... AttentionDeficitHyperactiveDisorder #ADHD #BehavioralDisorder ... Pathophysiology #diagnosis ... signs #psychiatry #criteria
Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) - Pathophysiology 
Excessive fear of one or more social situations
 • Safety
Social Anxiety Disorder ... reduce social anxiety ... Physical Symptoms of Anxiety ... SocialAnxiety #BehavioralDisorder ... Pathophysiology #diagnosis
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - Must have >4 symptoms for >6 months,
develop mood and anxiety ... OppositionalDefiant #ODD #BehavioralDisorder ... Pathophysiology #diagnosis ... signs #psychiatry #criteria
Conduct Disorder (CD): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - Must have >3 symptoms present in the past
>18 years old, criteria ... #Conduct #CD #BehavioralDisorder ... Pathophysiology #diagnosis ... signs #psychiatry #criteria
Serotonin Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Serotonin Syndrome: Variable combination of mental status changes, autonomic instability, and
Mental Status - Anxiety ... Serotonin Toxicity Criteria ... make a clinical diagnosis ... Pathophysiology #Psychiatry #Diagnosis