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