Psychiatry

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

Psychiatric Drug Introduction Psychiatric medications can be broken down into the following categores antidepressants antipsychotics

Introduction Mechanism of action inhibits the reuptake of norepinephrine (NE) and dopamine (DA) into presynaptic neurons this increases

Snapshot A 25-year-old woman presents for her annual exam. She appears easily startled and

Snapshot A 13-year-old is brought into clinic by his parents.  He has been suspended

Snapshot A 38-year-old man is brought to the emergency department after being in a

Snapshot A 3-year-old girl is brought to the dermatology office for a purpuric rash,

Snapshot An 11-year-old boy presents with a chief complaint of poor performance in school.