Psychiatry

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) Clinical Presentation Labs, Studies & Imaging Treatment & Management Panic Disorder Clinical Presentation Labs, Studies & Imaging Treatment & Management Phobias Clinical Presentation Labs, … [Read more...] about 134: Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders

Full Transcript (click to expand) Hello and welcome to the Physician Assistant Exam Review Podcast. This is episode 133. We're moving into psych and behavior. Today, this evening, we have a lovely topic for you, including abuse, violence, and trauma disorders. All right. My name is Brian Wallace. … [Read more...] about Episode 133: Abuse, Violence, and Trauma Disorders

Child Abuse Things you should know The physical, sexual or emotional maltreatment or neglect of a child or children Classification: Neglect Physical Abuse Psychological or Emotional Abuse Sexual Abuse: Several studies have shown that in North America Studies that as many … [Read more...] about Abuse, grief and suicide

  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...] about Substance abuse, Acute Stress Disorder & Conduct disorder

  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...] about Personality Disorders