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Psychiatric Drug Introduction Psychiatric medications can be broken down into the following categories Antidepressants Antipsychotics

Snapshot An 9-year-old boy is brought by his parents to the pediatrician due to

Snapshot A 4-year-old girl presents to your office with repetitive wringing of her hands.

Psychiatric Drug Introduction Psychiatric medications can be broken down into the following categories Antidepressants Antipsychotics

Snapshot A 32-year-old man is brought to his primary care physician by his sister.

Simple learning Habituation repeated stimulation → ↓ response Sensitization repeated stimulation → ↑ response

Psychiatric Drug Introduction Psychiatric medications can be broken down into the following categories Antidepressants Antipsychotics

Snapshot A 55-year-old male is brought to the clinic by his wife for memory

Snapshot A 4-year-old boy presents to your office brought in by his parents.  They

Snapshot A 25-year-old woman with no significantly past medical history presents to the physician

Overview Sex  men succeed more often women try more often Age teenager elderly Race

Substance dependence Definition physiologic addiction behaviors that include: tolerance  need to take larger amounts