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Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: Mechanisms and Side Effects
 • Serotonin Syndrome:
   - Autonomic Hyperactivity:
#Pharmacology #SideEffects ... #Psychiatry #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors(SNRIs): Mechanisms and Side Effects

Withdrawal: Dizziness, Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea, Vomiting
Serotonin Syndrome - Potentially Life
#Pharmacology #SideEffects ... #Psychiatry #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Neurochemical abnormalities
 • Hyper-vigilance
 • Emotional hyper-arousal
 • Exaggerated startle reflex
 • Anxiety
of trauma • Avoidance ... Pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #symptoms #signs
Avoidant Personality Disorder (AVPD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Restraint - Shows excessive restraint in intimate
Avoidant Personality ... inferior #AVPD #Avoidant ... PersonalityDisorder #Diagnosis ... #Psychiatry #Criteria ... #Signs #Symptoms
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD): Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Psychological Hypothesis
 • Cognitive behavioral model: Emotional disturbance arising from
or stimuli • Avoidance ... PersonalityDisorder #Diagnosis ... Psychiatry #Signs #Symptoms
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Symptoms (included in DSM 5 criteria) - Present during
Clinical Findings Symptoms ... included in DSM 5 criteria ... suicide Other Symptoms ... MoodDisorders #Diagnosis ... Pathophysiology #Signs #Symptoms
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
chromosome 21) Signs / Symptoms ... pathophysiology #geriatrics ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms
Dependent Personality Disorder (DPD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Difficulties with Activities - Initiation Of projects
themselves • Avoidance ... PersonalityDisorder #Diagnosis ... #Psychiatry #Criteria ... #Signs #Symptoms
Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - For diagnosis, must have either 26
findings - For diagnosis ... have either 26 symptoms ... to 25 for new diagnosis ... Pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #psychiatry #criteria
Borderline Personality Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Behavioral Traits:
 • Unstable Relationships - Alternating extremes of idealization
severe dissociative symptoms ... the above with symptoms ... PersonalityDisorder #Diagnosis ... #Psychiatry #Criteria ... #Signs #Symptoms