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Anticonvulsants as Mood Stabilizers: Mechanism and Side-effect
Examples: Valproate, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine
 • Mild anticholinergic effect -> Drowsiness
Allergic reaction -> Benign ... MoodStabilizers #Mechanism #SideEffects ... Pathophysiology #Psychiatry
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: Mechanisms and Side Effects
 • Serotonin Syndrome:
   - Autonomic Hyperactivity:
#Pharmacology #SideEffects ... #Psychiatry #Diagnosis
Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors(SNRIs): Mechanisms and Side Effects

Withdrawal: Dizziness, Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea, Vomiting
Serotonin Syndrome - Potentially Life
#Pharmacology #SideEffects ... #Psychiatry #Diagnosis
Pituitary Mass Effects - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Pituitary turnors are almost always a benign
almost always a benign ... A good mnemonic ... #Macroadenoma #SideEffects ... endocrinology #mnemonic
Dependent Personality Disorder (DPD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Difficulties with Activities - Initiation Of projects
EXTREME fears of being ... themselves DPD Mnemonic ... PersonalityDisorder #Diagnosis ... #Psychiatry #Criteria ... Signs #Symptoms #Mnemonic
Third Generation Antipsychotics: Mechanisms and Side Effects
(Atypical Anti-Psychotics) Example: Aripiprazole
Dopamine D2 Receptor Partial Agonist
 • Binds
ThirdGeneration #Mechanisms #SideEffects ... #pharmacology #diagnosis ... #psychiatry
Avoidant Personality Disorder (AVPD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Restraint - Shows excessive restraint in intimate
are certain of being ... others AVPD Mnemonic ... PersonalityDisorder #Diagnosis ... #Psychiatry #Criteria ... Signs #Symptoms #Mnemonic
Second Generation Antipsychotics: Mechanisms and Side Effects
(Atypical Anti-Psychotics) - Examples: Clozapine, Olanzapine, Quetiapine, Risperidone, Zotepine, Paliperidone,
SecondGeneration #Mechanisms #SideEffects ... #pharmacology #diagnosis ... #psychiatry
Borderline Personality Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Behavioral Traits:
 • Unstable Relationships - Alternating extremes of idealization
experienced BPD Mnemonic ... PersonalityDisorder #Diagnosis ... #Psychiatry #Criteria ... Signs #Symptoms #Mnemonic
First Generation Anti-Psychotics: Mechanisms and Side Effects
Typical/Conventional Anti-Psychotics - Examples: Haloperidol, Chlorpromazine

ACh M1 antagonist - Block
FirstGeneration #Mechanisms #SideEffects ... #pharmacology #diagnosis ... #psychiatry