Unrelating, rapid, loud talking without pauses No gender difference May be used to treat psychosis during mania Labs may include T4 and TSH Depression may be a misdiagnosis Offer frequent snacks Medication that is often an adjunct to SSRIs 2% of the population Valproic acid Reduced need for sleep Hyperreflexia, hypertonic muscles, fasciculation, myoclonic twitches. Anticonvulsants No manic episodes Can be childhood diagnosis Stimulants may cause exacerbation May also be called affective disorder 0.6 to 1.2 mEq/L Most associated with suicide Increased risk for postpartum psychosis Most severe form Exact cause is unknown Diagnosis is clinical 1.5 to 2 mEq/L Euthymic Symptoms of mild lithium toxicity Ensure safety Elevated, expansive, and/or irritable mood Must be given with food SAD/PMDD Unrelating, rapid, loud talking without pauses No gender difference May be used to treat psychosis during mania Labs may include T4 and TSH Depression may be a misdiagnosis Offer frequent snacks Medication that is often an adjunct to SSRIs 2% of the population Valproic acid Reduced need for sleep Hyperreflexia, hypertonic muscles, fasciculation, myoclonic twitches. Anticonvulsants No manic episodes Can be childhood diagnosis Stimulants may cause exacerbation May also be called affective disorder 0.6 to 1.2 mEq/L Most associated with suicide Increased risk for postpartum psychosis Most severe form Exact cause is unknown Diagnosis is clinical 1.5 to 2 mEq/L Euthymic Symptoms of mild lithium toxicity Ensure safety Elevated, expansive, and/or irritable mood Must be given with food SAD/PMDD
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Unrelating, rapid, loud talking without pauses
No gender difference
May be used to treat psychosis during mania
Labs may include T4 and TSH
Depression may be a misdiagnosis
Offer frequent snacks
Medication that is often an adjunct to SSRIs
2% of the population
Valproic acid
Reduced need for sleep
Hyperreflexia, hypertonic muscles, fasciculation, myoclonic twitches.
Anticonvulsants
No manic episodes
Can be childhood diagnosis
Stimulants may cause exacerbation
May also be called affective disorder
0.6 to 1.2 mEq/L
Most associated with suicide
Increased risk for postpartum psychosis
Most severe form
Exact cause is unknown
Diagnosis is clinical
1.5 to 2 mEq/L
Euthymic
Symptoms of mild lithium toxicity
Ensure safety
Elevated, expansive, and/or irritable mood
Must be given with food
SAD/PMDD
