Psychiatry

Tricyclic Antidepressants (TCAs)

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

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,