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Medical Conditions Causing Mania or Mania-Like Episodes: Pathogenesis
 • Bipolar Disorder -> Combination of individual, genetic,
Conditions Causing Mania ... or Mania-Like Episodes ... #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology ... #Psychiatry
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Neurochemical abnormalities
 • Hyper-vigilance
 • Emotional hyper-arousal
 • Exaggerated startle reflex
 • Anxiety
StressDisorder #PTSD #BehavioralDisorder ... Pathophysiology #diagnosis ... symptoms #signs #psychiatry
Panic Disorder: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Social Factors
 • Parenting and infant attachment
 • Childhood illness/abuse
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Panic Disorder: ... Disorder - Panic ... PanicDisorder #Anxiety #BehavioralDisorder ... Pathophysiology #diagnosis ... symptoms #signs #psychiatry
Bipolar Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Disruption of emotional homeostasis
 • Oscillation between mood states
disease course Manic ... MoodDisorders #Diagnosis ... Signs #Symptoms #Psychiatry
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 ... symptoms #signs #psychiatry
Mental Status Exam (MSE)
Note: The MSE is a "snapshot" of a patient at a specific time.
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flight of ideas (mania ... MentalStatusExam #MSE #psychiatry ... #diagnosis #evaluation
Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) - Pathophysiology 
Excessive fear of one or more social situations
 • Safety
Behavioral Symptoms: Panic ... SocialAnxiety #BehavioralDisorder ... Pathophysiology #diagnosis ... symptoms #signs #psychiatry
Anorexia Nervosa: Complications
CARDIAC ABNORMALITIES
 - Functional: Low BP, Sinus bradycardia, prolonged QT interval
 - Structural: Reduced
Anorexia Nervosa: Complications ... Death - Cardiac complications ... mortality rates of all psychiatric ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... signs #symptoms #psychiatry
Seasonal Affective Disorder: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Symptoms (included in the DSM-V) - Two Major Depressive episodes
depression to mania ... MoodDisorders #Diagnosis ... Signs #Symptoms #Psychiatry
Bulimia Nervosa: Signs and Symptoms
Associated Psychological / Behavioural Features
 • Feelings of shame, guilt and embarrassment
Symptoms related to complications ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... signs #symptoms #psychiatry