Substance Dependence Things you should know Use of one or more substances leads to a clinically significant impairment or distress Signs and Symptoms See Diagnosis below Diagnosis Physical assessment Laboratory test Toxicology screening - using either blood or … [Read more...]
Personality Disorders
Things to know Inflexible patterns of behavior which cause significant difficulty with social interactions Ego-syntonic Cluster A (Mad - weird) Paranoid Personality Disorder Characteristics Very suspicious of others. Patients tend to blame problems on others. … [Read more...]
Psychotic Disorders
Schizophrenia Things you should know Patient exhibits abnormal behavior and is unable to differentiate real from imaginary. Chronic and debilitating Disruption of the usual balance of emotions and thinking M>F Signs and Symptoms Positive symptoms - Extra … [Read more...]
No show this week
Sorry, but it's not gonna happen this week. :( The kids, my wife and I all have had bronchitis / sinus infection / pnuemonia who knows for about 2 weeks now. No end in site and I can't speak long enough without coughing to do the show. I'll have one up as soon as I can. … [Read more...]
ADHD and Mood Disorders
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Things you should know Affects children and adolescents Symptoms must occur in multiple settings and continue for at least 6 months. 30–50% of people diagnosed in childhood continue to have symptoms into adulthood I came in to … [Read more...]
