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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Neurochemical abnormalities
 • Hyper-vigilance
 • Emotional hyper-arousal
 • Exaggerated startle reflex
 • Anxiety
StressDisorder #PTSD #BehavioralDisorder ... Pathophysiology #diagnosis ... symptoms #signs #psychiatry
Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - For diagnosis, must have either 26
findings - For diagnosis ... to 25 for new diagnosis ... at > 17 years old ... AttentionDeficitHyperactiveDisorder #ADHD #BehavioralDisorder ... symptoms #signs #psychiatry
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Symptoms (included in DSM 5 criteria) - Present during
Depressive Disorder (MDD ... after delivery (MDD ... features) #MDD ... MoodDisorders #Diagnosis ... Signs #Symptoms #Psychiatry
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD): Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Psychological Hypothesis
 • Cognitive behavioral model: Emotional disturbance arising from
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD ... Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD ... PersonalityDisorder #Diagnosis ... #Psychiatry #Signs
Panic Disorder: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Social Factors
 • Parenting and infant attachment
 • Childhood illness/abuse
 •
PanicDisorder #Anxiety #BehavioralDisorder ... Pathophysiology #diagnosis ... symptoms #signs #psychiatry
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - Must have >4 symptoms for >6 months,
Defiant Disorder (ODD ... 3 settings - ODD ... #BehavioralDisorder ... Pathophysiology #diagnosis ... symptoms #signs #psychiatry
Medical Conditions Causing Mania or Mania-Like Episodes: Pathogenesis
 • Bipolar Disorder -> Combination of individual, genetic,
Secondary #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology ... #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
Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) - Pathophysiology 
Excessive fear of one or more social situations
 • Safety
SocialAnxiety #BehavioralDisorder ... Pathophysiology #diagnosis ... symptoms #signs #psychiatry
Conduct Disorder (CD): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - Must have >3 symptoms present in the past
individual is >18 years old ... #Conduct #CD #BehavioralDisorder ... Pathophysiology #diagnosis ... symptoms #signs #psychiatry