Psychiatric (Mood and Anxiety) Disorders
Psychiatric (Mood and Anxiety) Disorders.
| The 5 General Topics of Disease Summary |
| 1. Etiology & risk factors |
| The 5 General Topics of Disease Summary |
| 1. Etiology & risk factors |
| 2. Pathogenesis: The molecular mechanism of the disease process (How the disease process evolves) |
| 3. Clinical Picture: Signs& Symptoms, Sequelae, and Complications |
| 4. Diagnosis: Labs & tests (as well as screening tests and follow up tests whenever applicable) |
| 5. Pathophysiologic rationale of treatment |
The summary will discuss three topics: Mood disorders (Depression) and Anxiety disorders (GAD/ Phobias/ Panic attacks/ OCD)
Etiology:
Neurotransmitters altered in each condition, in which brain area (This will be the pathophysiologic rational of treatment)
Pathogenesis & Clinical pictures:
How these neurotransmitter alterations can lead to the clinical manifestations.
Symptoms of each type and subtype (subtypes of anxiety disorders) of these disorders
Diagnosis:
Based on the clinical picture (DSM-V criteria of diagnosis)
please see the instructions attached. This is the textbook information McCance, K.L., Huether, S. E. (2018) Pathophysiology: The Biological Basis for Disease in Adults and Children. (8th Ed) St. Louis, MO. Elsevier Mosby ISBN-13: 978-0323583473 ISBN-10: 9780323583473
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