IT’S ABOUT TIME
PUTTIN’ ON THE SCHIZ
IN TREATMENT
ANTIDEPRESSANTS
ANTIPSYCHOTICS
100
The duration of time necessary to establish a diagnosis of a Major Depressive Episode.
What is 2 weeks?
100
This disorder includes the presence of psychotic symptoms for at least 6 months.
What is schizophrenia?
100
This is the most effective psychotherapeutic treatment for patients with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
What is Exposure and Response Prevention?
100
This SSRI has the longest half-life, and is therefore least likely to result in a discontinuation syndrome.
What is fluoxetine (Prozac)? [1-3 days acute; 4-6 days chronic]
100
This atypical antipsychotic is well-known for its metabolic side effects, including weight gain and diabetes.
What is olanzapine (Zyprexa)?
200
The duration of time necessary to establish a diagnosis of a Manic Episode.
What is 1 week? (Or any duration if hospitalization is necessary)
200
The duration of time necessary to establish a diagnosis of schizophreniform disorder.
What is greater than 1 month but less than 6 months?
200
This highly effective form of psychotherapy helps patients to revise maladaptive patterns of thinking through a systematic, goal-oriented approach.
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
200
Besides fluvoxamine (Luvox)[15.6 hrs], this SSRI has the shortest half-life and is therefore prone to discontinuation effects.
What is paroxetine (Paxil)? [~24 hrs]
200
Use of this highly effective antipsychotic requires monitoring of white blood cell counts due to concern for development of agranulocytosis.
What is clozapine (Clozaril)?
300
The duration of time necessary to establish a diagnosis of Generalized Anxiety Disorder.
What is 6 months?
300
This disorder includes the presence of psychotic symptoms for less than 1 month but greater than 1 day.
What is Brief Psychotic Disorder?
300
This form of therapy, conceived by Sigmund Freud, involves working through internal conflicts by bringing material from the unconscious to the conscious mind.
What is Psychoanalysis?
300
This antidepressant may be especially helpful in patients for whom sexual side effects are problematic.
What is buproprion (Wellbutrin)?
300
Out of all atypical antipsychotics, this one is most similar to typical antipsychotics and therefore has the highest risk for development of extrapyramidal symptoms.
What is risperidone (Risperdal)?
400
The duration of time necessary to establish a diagnosis of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
What is more than 1 month? (Less than that: Acute Stress Disorder)
400
This personality disorder is characterized by detachment from social relationships and a restricted range of emotional expression.
What is Schizoid Personality Disorder?
400
This is the most effective treatment for patients with Borderline Personality Disorder.
What is Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)?
400
This antidepressant should be avoided in patients with an eating disorder, as it lowers the seizure threshold.
What is buproprion (Wellbutrin)?
400
This atypical antipsychotic is sometimes prescribed by non-psychiatrists for insomnia due to its sedative side effects.
What is quetiapine (Seroquel)?
500
The duration of time necessary to establish a diagnosis of Dysthymia.
What is at least 2 years?
500
A person who exhibits odd beliefs (such as magical thinking) may have this personality disorder.
What is Schizotypal Personality Disorder?
500
This phenomenon, commonly explored in psychodynamic psychotherapy, is characterized by the unconscious redirection of feelings from one person to another.
What is transference?
500
These are three potential side effects of tricyclic antidepressant use.
What are: dry mouth, dry nose, blurry vision, decreased GI motility (constipation), urinary retention, cognitive/memory impairment, increased body temperature, flushing, and tachycardia? [Anticholinergic: “Blind as a bat, mad as a hatter, red as a beet, hot as a hare, dry as a bone, the bowel and bladder lose their tone, and the heart runs alone.”]
500
Before starting this atypical antipsychotic, an EKG should be obtained, as it is well known for causing QTc prolongation.
What is ziprasidone (Geodon)?