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