Psychiatry

Lithium

Overview Psychiatric medications can be broken down into the following categories antidepressants antipsychotics mood

Delirium

Snapshot A 68-year-old man is brought by EMS to the emergency department from his

Psychotherapy

Overview Problems in psychotherapy transference    patient projects feelings about important person onto physician e.g.

Bipolar Disorder

Snapshot A 21-year-old woman is brought to the emergency room by a police officer.

Depression

Snapshot A 27-year-old female presents with insomnia of recent onset stating that she has

Antipsychotics

Snapshot A 19-year-old male is brought into the ED by his parents.  The patient

Schizophrenia

Snapshot A 47-year old man is brought to the ED by his older brother,