Psychiatry Flashcards
(16 cards)
PTSD management
- CBT/EMDR
- SSRI/venlafaxine
Depression SSRI in young people
fluoxetine
Narcoplespy management
Modafanil
Cataplexy mangeemnt
Sodium oxybate
Conversion disorder
Motor or sensory disturbance, not faking on purpise
Somatisation disorder
Chest/abdo pain
PTSD
sx present for >4 weeks otherwise acute stress reaction
Ankanistic personality disorder
Like OCD
Histironic personality disorder
Likes to be centre of attention, excessive emotional lability
Dependent personality disorder
Struggles to make decisions, reliant on others particularly partners
Schizoid vs schizotypal disorder
Schizotypal: odd, eccentric
Schizoid: detachment from social connection
Atypical antipsychotics
Olanzapine, clozapine, quetiapine, risperidone, aripiprazole
Typical antipsychotics
Haloperidol, perphenazine
Atypical antipsychotics SEs
Weight gain
Clozapine: agranulocytosus
Hyperprolactinaemia
In older people there is an increased risk of stroke and VTE
Typical antipsychotics SEs
Extra-pyrimidal
Body dysmorphia mx
exposure and re-exposure therapy