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Behavioral Medicine

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Disproportionate emotional rxn to stressor; within 3 months of event onset; sx remission usually within 6 months =   Adjustment disorder  
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Major depression defn:   Depressed mood + anhedonia; >4 clinical features; x >2 weeks; no mania or medical cause  
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Major depression clinical features:   sleep problems, guilt, low self esteem, fatigue, poor concentration, no appetite, psychomotor, suicidality, somatic complaints  
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Major depression physiology   Serotonin, epi-norepi, dopamine, acetylcholine, histamine; adrenal, thyroid, growth hormone; genetic; psychosocial / family  
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Psychopharmalogic tx for MDD must be continued for how long:   At least 6 months after sx improvement (lest relapse)  
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Defn dysthymic disorder   Chronically depressed mood for >2 years; not meet MDD criteria; intervals w/o depressed mood are <2 months  
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Dysthymic disorder mgmt   SSRI +/- SNRI; CBT  
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Defn Bipolar disorder I   1 or more manic episodes (elevated or irritable x1 wk), poss depressive episodes; sxs not 2/2 other psych dz, med dz, substance abuse; possible psychosis  
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Bipolar disorder I clinical features   Grandiosity, little sleep, pressured speech, flight of ideas, increased goal-directed activity, risk taking  
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Bipolar disorder I mgmt   Lithium; ?antipsychotics (or Valp or CMZ); short term BZOs for hyperactivity or agitation  
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Bipolar responds to neuroleptics but these patients are at increased risk for:   neuroleptic malignant syndrome or tardive dyskinesia  
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Defn Bipolar disorder II   One or more episodes of major depression and hypomania (vs just mania); hypomania lasts 4 days  
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Bipolar disorder II mgmt   similar to Bipolar I; Lamictal if predominately depression; antidepressants may precipitate mania  
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Defn Cyclothymic disorder   Mild Bipolar II sxs; numerous episodes (depression & hypomania) over 2 years; no sx-free interval of >2 months  
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Phobia (including social phobia) tx   Beta blockers (atenolol 25-50mg or propranolol 20-40mg); SSRIs +/- Buspar; benzos  
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PTSD mgmt   SSRIs (1stline) >1 year, alt: SNRI, TCAs, trazodone, anticonvulsants, clonidine, propranolol. Eye movement desensitization reprocessing, CPT, CBT  
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Difference btw PTSD and acute stress disorder   ASD: lasts at least 2 days, resolves within 4 weeks  
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Clinical features of acute stress disorder   Sense of numbness, detachment, derealization, depersonalization, dissociative amnesia  
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Acute stress disorder mgmt   Supportive psychotherapy; short-term BZOs  
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