A common first-line treatment for Major Depression Disorder.
SSRI, SNRI
A common first-line treatment for generalized anxiety disorder.
SSRI, SNRI
Lab test monitored frequently in patients who are taking clozapine (Clozaril).
WBC
Treatment of choice for benzodiazepine intoxication.
Flumazenil
A depression screening tool.
PHQ-9
Worrying that cannot be controlled for the last six months.
GAD
Average treatment with ECT.
7-8 treatments are administered over a 2- to 3-week period
Lab test checked routinely in patients taking lithium.
TSH
Fear of open spaces, crowded places and places from which escape seems difficult.
Agoraphobia
Mood stabilizer medication
Lithium
Generalized anxiety disorder screening assessment
GAD-7
Known also as manic-depression.
Bipolar I
Mood lability, irritability, dysphoria, and anxiety that occur repeatedly during premenstrual phase of the menstruation cycle.
Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
First line treatment for Bipolar I disorder
Atypical antipsychotic
Depressed mood for the majority of time most days for at least 2 years (in children or adolescents for at least 1 year)
Dysthymia, Dysthymic disorder
A chronic depression (less severe form of major depression) for a minimum period of 2 years.
Persistent depressive disorder
Fear of needles.
Trypanophobia
Chronic, recurrent disorder that lasts for at least 2 years in which there are oscillations between dysthymia and hypomania.
Cyclothymic disorder
Chronic, severe, persistent irritability occurring in childhood and adolescence; Occurs with males more than females.
Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder
Disorder needing higher doses of SSRIs as initial treatment.
OCD