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DSM 5: Elimination of the “5 Axes” Model
 • Axis I - Primary mental health disorder
mental health disorder ... - Personality disorders ... developmental disorders ... Genetic loading, ... #psychiatry #model
Stress Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Abnormal biomechanics, Repetitive impact activities
=> Repetitive subthreshold mechanical loading
=> Bone strain
=>
subthreshold mechanical loading ... from continued loading ... StressFractures #msk ... #orthopedics #pathophysiology ... #symptoms #signs
Alcohol Use Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Tolerance (reduced sensitivity to effects of EtOH)
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Alcohol Use Disorder ... - Alcohol craving ... • Withdrawal symptoms ... Diagnosis #Signs #Symptoms ... #Psychiatry
Bipolar Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Disruption of emotional homeostasis
 • Oscillation between mood states
Bipolar Disorder ... distractibility - racing ... behaviours #Bipolar #Disorder ... Pathophysiology #Signs #Symptoms ... #Psychiatry
Panic Disorder: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Social Factors
 • Parenting and infant attachment
 • Childhood illness/abuse
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Panic Disorder: ... hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis ... heritability >> Panic Disorder ... Psychological Symptoms ... #signs #psychiatry
Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) - Pathophysiology 
Excessive fear of one or more social situations
 • Safety
Social Anxiety Disorder ... Nervous System & HPA axis ... • Behavioral Symptoms ... • Cognitive Symptoms ... #signs #psychiatry