Trichotillomaniadefined by pulling out of one's hair, often preceded by tension
first-line therapy is cognitive behavioral therapy psychiatry HirotoShishido
the difference between maternal blues and MDD with peripartum onsetmaternal blues→resolves within ☆14days
hypnagogic or hypnopompic hallucination
cataplexy(loss of all muscle tone)
↓orexin(hypocretin) in lateral hypothalamus
>=1 of the following
cataplexy(brief loss of muscle tone precipitated by strong emotion)
☆low CSF levels of hypocretin-1
shortened REM sleep latency psychiatryUWorld HirotoShishido
mechanism of the treatment for attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder(ADHD)
adverse effectsmethylphenidate
stimulates the release of norepinephrine (NE) and ☆dopamine from presynaptic nerve terminals leading to increased action potential transmission
(inhibit reuptake of serotonin)
3 other types of schizophreniabrief psychotic disorder(=>1 positive symptoms, lasting <1 month)
→ often triggered by a traumatic or stressful event and can be specified as "with marked stressor(s)."(eg, ★loss of a loved one)
schizoaffective disorder(mood episode with cocurrent active phase symptoms of schizophrenia +>=2 weeks of delusions and hallucinations in the absence of prominent mood symptoms) psychiatryUWorld step2CK HirotoShishido
