Notes in 05 Psychotic Disorders

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Published 04/26/2024 Risk factors for postpartum psychosis include {{c1::first}} pregnancy, history of bipolar or psychotic disorder, family history, and recent discontinu…
Published 04/25/2024 Psychotic disorders are a heterogeneous set of disorders that include symptoms that affect the mind where there is some loss of {{c1::contact with rea…
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Published 04/25/2024 Hallucinations occur with sleep like falling asleep (hypnagogic) or while waking up (hypnopompic) {{c1::are::are vs. are not}} considered within the r…
Published 04/25/2024 {{c1::Auditory::What sensory modality}} hallucinations are most common in schizophrenia and other related disorders
Published 04/25/2024 {{c1::Disorganized thinking (speech)}} is when you switch from topic to topic (derailment), answer questions in an unrelated manner (tangentiality), o…
Published 04/25/2024 {{c1::Catatonia}} is a marked decrease in reactivity to the environment
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Published 04/25/2024 Schizophrenia has a high association with {{c1::suicide::serious complication}}
Published 04/25/2024 To diagnose schizophrenia, it is important for the symptoms to be present for at least {{c1::6}} months (active symptoms for at least 1 month) and for…
Published 04/25/2024 Patients with schizophrenia have {{c1::reduced::increased vs. reduced}} life expectancy and an {{c1::increased::increased vs. reduced}} incidence of c…
Published 04/25/2024 SDOH like poverty, lack of physical activity, lack of social support, and lower quality of life can {{c1::contribute to::contribute to vs. reduce}} sc…
Published 04/25/2024 Substance use {{c1::can::can vs. cannot}} induce psychosis
Published 04/25/2024 If someone presents to you with a first-break psychosis, you should make sure to get {{c1::lab}} studies to rule out other medical causes of psychosis
Published 04/25/2024 Withdrawal of alcohol and sedatives can cause {{c1::psychosis}}
Published 04/25/2024 Schizophreniform disorder differs from schizophrenia in that it is {{c1::shorter::length}} and {{c1::does not::does vs. does not}} need to have impair…
Published 04/25/2024 To have delusional disorder, you must have the symptoms for at least {{c1::1::#}} month 
Published 04/25/2024 {{c1::Mood disorders with psychotic features::condition}} (MDD with psychotic features or bipolar with psychotic features) have a constant mood disord…
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Published 04/25/2024 The stress-diasthesis model says that an individual has a specific {{c1::vulnerability}} or {{c1::genetic}} prediscopsition which …
Published 04/25/2024 Those with schizophrenia usually have{{c1::Reduced}} interneuron activity{{c1::Excessive}} excitatory pruning{{c1::Deficient}} myelination
Published 04/25/2024 Hypotheses of schizophreniaDopamine hypothesis - {{c4::increased::increased vs. decreased}} dopamine causes psychosisGlutamate pathway hypothesis - Gl…
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Published 04/25/2024 {{c1::Family}} and patient education is essential for treating psychotic disorders
Published 04/25/2024 {{c1::Psychotherapy}} can also be useful in treating schizophrenia, particularly to improve reality testing, maximize compliance with treatment, and i…
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Published 04/26/2024 Diagnosis of {{c2::schizoaffective}} disorder requires at least {{c1::2 weeks::duration}} of psychotic symptoms without major mood episode
Published 04/26/2024 If episodes of psychosis only occur during a major mood episode, the diagnosis is either {{c1::major depressive disorder with psychotic features}} or …
Published 04/26/2024 Postpartum {{c1::psychosis}} is characterized by mood-congruent delusions, hallucinations, and thoughts of harming the baby or self within {{c1::4 wee…
Published 04/26/2024 What is the treatment for postpartum psychosis? {{c1::Hospitalization and antipsychotics::2}}
Published 04/29/2024 {{c1::Delusions of persecution}} are false beliefs that a person is being harassed, cheated, or unfairly targeted
Published 04/29/2024 {{c1::Erotomaniac delusions}} is the false belief that someone who barely knows the patient is deeply in love with them
Published 04/29/2024 {{c1::Delusional}} disorder is a fixed, persistent, false belief system lasting > {{c2::1 month::duration}} with otherwise normal functioning
Published 04/29/2024 {{c2::Brief psychotic}} disorder is symptoms of schizophrenia lasting {{c1::< 1 month::duration}} with >1 {{c3::positive}} symptom
Published 04/29/2024 Brief psychotic disorder is usually {{c1::stress}} related
Published 04/29/2024 {{c2::Schizophreniform}} disorder is symptoms of schizophrenia lasting from {{c1::1}} to {{c1::6::duration}} months
Published 04/29/2024 What neurotransmitter is increased in schizophrenia? {{c1::Dopamine}}
Published 04/29/2024 {{c1::Psychosis}} is a distorted perception of reality characterized by delusions, hallucinations, and/or disorganized thought or speech
Published 04/29/2024 Delusion disorder typically presents with {{c1::non-bizarre::(bizarre or non-bizarre)}} delusions
Published 04/29/2024 Schizophrenia is a chronic mental disorder with periods of psychosis, disturbed behavior and thought, and decline in functioning lasting {{c1::> 6 …
Published 04/29/2024 Diagnosis of schizophrenia requires at least 2 of following, and at least 1 of these should include 1 to 3: - Positive symptoms-1. {{c2::Delusions}} 2…
Published 04/29/2024 Schizophrenia is associated with {{c1::decreased}} dendritic branching
Published 04/29/2024 {{c1::Schizoaffective}} disorder meets criteria for schizophrenia in addition to major mood disorder (major depressive or bipolar)
Published 04/29/2024 Schizophrenia/psychosis in teens is associated with frequent {{c1::cannabis}} use
Published 04/29/2024 Is the prevalence of schizophrenia more common in a particular race?{{c1::No}}
Published 04/29/2024 Delusions can be shared by individuals in close relationships; termed {{c1::folie à deux}}
Published 04/29/2024 Belief in inflated worth/value/power (relationship with deity/famous person) = {{c1::grandiose delusion::delusion}}
Published 04/29/2024 Hallucinations, delusions, bizarre behavior, disorganized speech describe what category of symptoms of schizophrenia?{{c1::Positive symptoms}}
Published 04/29/2024 What neuroimaging finding is most consistently found in patients with schizophrenia?{{c1::Ventriculomegaly (particularly of the lateral cerebral ventr…
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