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