Disorders
Four main target symptoms for ADHD
What are Hyperactivity, Attention, Concentration and Poor Impulse Control?
The first line of medication treatment for ADHD
What are stimulants?
Two target symptoms addressed by fluoxetine or sertraline
What are depression and anxiety?
The two most common side effects of most medications
What are changes in sleep and appetite?
Her birthday is today!
Who is Jess? and Queen Latifah.....
Frequent disorders found also associated with Autism
What are ADHD, Anxiety, Major Depression?
This naturally occurring salt is used to treat mania
What is Lithium Carbonate?
Two target symptoms in Autism sensitive to medication
What are irritability and behavioral rigidity?
Most common side effect of neuroleptics
What is weight gain?
The name of a famous children's book character noted for his negative outlook in life.
Who is Eeyore?
Diagnosis associated with grandiosity, agitation and psychosis
What is Bipolar Mania?
This medication is helpful in ADHD children with insomnia
What is clonidine?
Stimulants address these target symptoms.
What are hyperactivity, attention, concentration and poor impulse control?
The most concerning side effect when starting a patient on antidepressants
What is increase in suicidal impulses?
Name of well known boy/tiger duo noted for imaginative adventures and not following rules
Who are Calvin and Hobbes?
Morbid preoccupations are one of the main criteria for this disorder
What is Major Depressive Disorder?
This medication family is used to help children with obsessive ruminations and anxiety
What are SSRI's?
Valproate and Carbamezapine are often used to treat this target symptom
What is mood dysregulation?
Frequently causes increased thirst and urination
What is Lithium Carbonate?
Bouncy, bouncy, bounce character in children's literature
Who is Tigger?
What are Mood and Anxiety Disorders?
The brand name for sertraline
What is Zoloft?
Hallucinations and thought disorders are treated with this family of medications
What are neuroleptics?
Possible activation to mania and irritability are shared by these two medication families
What are antidepressants and stimulants?
Russell Crowe starred in this movie about a brilliant schizophrenic patient
What is "A beautiful Mind"?
The diagnosis associated with School Refusal
What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder?
This medication family alleviates hallucinations and disorganized thinking
What are neuroleptics?
The medication family that is part of treatment for Social isolation and poor self esteem.
What are SSRi's? (Prozac, Zoloft, Celexa, Lexapro)
Rare movement disorder that thankfully occurs rarely with neuroleptics
What is Tardive Dyskinesia?
Leonardo DiCaprio movie about a psychotic man
What is "Shutter Island"?
Diagnosis for children with persistent irritability
What is Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder?
Brand name of dexmethylphenidate
What is Focalin?
Neuroleptics target this symptom common to many mood and behavioral disorders
What is irritability?
The medication most likely to worsen tics.
What are stimulants?
J. D. Salinger wrote about this depressed adolescent in this famous short novel.
Who is Holden Caulfield?