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Drug toxicity that causes nystagmus

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PCP (and lithium)

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EtOH dependence tx

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Naltrexone, Disulfuram, Acamprosate

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Sensitive tests for Delirium

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Serial 7’s, orientation, 3 item recall

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Benefit of IV haldol (over PO, etc.)

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No EPS

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Term for when you move a patient and they stay in that position

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Waxy flexibility (seen in catalepsy)

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Drugs that increase lamotrigine level

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VPA (via glycuronidation?) and sertraline

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ADHD in children is difficult to distinguish from what?

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Bipolar disorder (mania)

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PTSD criterion categories

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  1. Intrusive symptoms
  2. Avoidance
  3. Hyperarousal
  4. Negative mood or Cognitive change
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Atomoxetine BBW

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SI (and hepatotoxicity)

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Main symptom of childhood MDD

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Irritability

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TD risk

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5% per year, highest in women with affective disorder

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Dystonia risk is highest in whom

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Young males

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Violence risk is 30x higher in what demographic?

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Substance use disorder

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Venlafaxine

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  • Short half-life, fast renal clearance (no build-up, good for old people)
  • Minimal DDI and minimal P450 activity
  • Dose dependence DBP increase up to 10-15mm Hg
  • QT prolongation
  • Sexual SE in 30%
  • Bad DC syndrome
  • Nausea, especially with IR tabs
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Resistance

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Ideas unacceptable to conscious; prevents therapy from proceeding

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Free association

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Patient says what comes to mind uncensored. Clues to unconscious

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Mature defense mechanisms

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Suppression; Altruism; Anticipation; Affiliation; Sublimation; Humor

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Neurotic defense mechanisms

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RRIDE: Repression (expel from consciousness); Reaction formation (do opposite); Intellectualization (details to distance from emotions); Displacement; Externalization (blame on another)

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Primitive defense mechanisms

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PPPAADS: Projection (falsely attribute unacceptable feelings to another); Projective identification (falsely attribute to another who projects back); Passive-aggressive (indirectly express aggressive feelings); Autistic fantasy (day-dreaming); Acting out (inappropriate beh without consideration of consequences); Denial (refusing to acknowledge reality); Splitting (compartmentalize opposite affective states)

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Lambert and Tallman in psychotherapy

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  • Quality of relationship affects outcome more than specific therapy
  • Lambert: 40% motivation or severity of problem; 30% relationship; 15% expectancy (placebo); 15% techniques
  • Tallman: Outside therapy people rarely have friends to listen >20 minutes; People close are often involved in problem and cannot provide safe impartial perspective
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Two conditions associated with decreased density/volume of hippocampus

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Mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR) program for 8 weeks -> brain changes

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Changes in grey matter concentration in brain regions involved in learning and memory processes, emotional regulation. Self-referential processing and perspective taking.
* Left hippocampus increase

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Psychotherapist versus therapist

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Psychotherapist: Psychiatrist, Psychologist, SW, NP, PA, Minister/Priest
Therapist: anyone!

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Psychotherapy continuum

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Psychoanalytic Behavioral

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Psychoanalysis (Freud, Jung)
* Focus on unconscious, insight by interpretation of unconscious conflict * Most rigorous: 3-5/week, years, $$ * Patient on couch, analyst unseen * Patient must be stable, highly motivated, verbal, psychologically minded, able to tolerate stress without overly regression/distraught/impulsive * Analyst neutral * Goal is STRUCTURAL REORGANIZATION OF PERSONALITY * Techniques: Interpretation, clarification, working through, dream interpretation
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Psychoanalysis terms
Transference, Countertransference, Therapeutic alliance, Resistance, Free association
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Psychodynamic psychotherapy
* AKA "expressive," "insight-oriented" * Based on modified psychoanalysis * No couch, less focus on transference and dynamics * Interpretation, encouragement to elaborate, affirmation and empathy important * 1-2/week, open-ended duration * Limited goals
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Supportive Psychotherapy
* Support of authority figure during period of illness/turmoil/decompensation * Warm, friendly, non-judgmental, leadership * Supports ultimate DEVELOPMENT INDEPENDENCE * Expression emotion encouraged
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Types of psychotherapy
1. Psychoanalysis 2. Psychodynamic 3. Supportive 4. CBT (IPT, CBT, DBT, behavioral) 5. Other: Group, Family, Couples
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CBT
* Manualized, time limited, coach-like, homework | * IPT, CBT, DBT, behavioral therapy
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IPT
(CBT) * Time-limited tx for MDD developed in the 70's, for a variety of populations (old, young, HIV, marital) * Assumes connection b/t onset mood d/o and interpersonal context in which they occur * 12-16 weeks * RCTs: IPT v. venlafaxine showed increased bloodflow to R. basal ganglia. IPT group also increased posterior cingulate. Underscored importance of limbic/paralimbic recruitment in psychotherapy-medication changes
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CBT
* Derived from theories of normal/abnormal development and of emotion/psychopathology * Utilizes cognitive model, operant conditioning, classical conditioning * Approach focuses on here and now * Tx is empowering-gaining psychological and practical skills * Homework * Techniques: identify cognitive distortions, test automatic thoughts, identify maladaptive assumptions * Therapist takes active, problem oriented, directive stance * Used for wide range problems: depression, anxiety, bulimia, anger, adjustment to illness, phobias, chronic pain
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Psychotherapy in which techniques include: identify cognitive distortions, test automatic thoughts, identify maladaptive assumptions
CBT
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Psychotherapy derived from theories of normal/abnormal development and of emotion/psychopathology
CBT
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CBT and IPT in Major Depression
16-20 sessions as effective as imipramine for less severely depressed patients
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Glucose metabolism with CBT and venlafaxine
Decrease everywhere, Increase in Lateral inferior occipital
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CBT in panic disorder
16x = medication | Better tolerated and more durable
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CBT in OCD
Cue exposure and response prevention | As effective as medication
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DBT
Developed to tx BPD * Based on behaviorist theory w/cognitive therapy elements * Incorporated "mindfulness" (from Zen) as central component * Therapist specially trained * Individual and group sessions * Focuses on self-destructive behaviors, esp suicidality * Learn core mindfulness, emotion regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, distress tolerance
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Psychotherapy using Zen mindfulness as central component
DBT
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Psychotherapy teaching core mindfulness, emotion regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, distress tolerance
DBT
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CBT (DBT) in BPD
Superior to "tx as usual" for reducing parasuicide, medical severity of parasuicide, treatment drop-out, number of inpatient hospitalization days
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Group psychotherapy
* Carefully selected patients, trained leader, immediate feedback * Self-help groups enable members to give up patterns of unwanted behavior; Therapy groups help patients understand why * Encompasses theoretical spectrum of therapies: supportive, time-limited, CB, psychodynamic, IP, family, client-centered based on nonjudgmental expression of feelings
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Family therapy
* Interrupt rigid patterns causing distress * Family systems theory: family unit acts as though homeostasis must be maintained * Therapy: discover hidden patterns and help understand behaviors * Many treatment models, schedule and duration flexible
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Couples therapy
* Different than "marriage counseling," because more limited in scope * Couple or in group * Indicated when individual tx fails to resolve relationship difficulty * Geared toward enabling each to see other realistically

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