posttest and certificate
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> CME: posttest and certificate Overall peer comparison For Stahl’s Self-Assessments in Psychiatry: Multiple Choice Questions for Clinicians, second edition, the correct answer was selected 65% of…
Substance use and impulsive compulsive disorders and their treatment
Day 1: 8 mg B/2 mg NDay 2: add’l 4 mg/1 mg up to 16 mg/4 mgDays 3–7: increase in units of 4 mg/1 mg until withdrawal symptoms cease;maximum 32…
Dementia and cognitive function and its treatment
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> 9 Dementia and cognitive function and its treatment Question One Mary, a 79-year-old patient, is brought to your office by her daughter, who reports that her…
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and its treatment
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> 8 Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and its treatment Question One A 15-year-old with inattentive-type attention deficit hyperactivity disorder has a hard time staying focused on…
Disorders of sleep and wakefulness and their treatment
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> 7 Disorders of sleep and wakefulness and their treatment Question One Denise is a 32-year-old patient with shift work disorder who reports that she is having…
Anxiety disorders and anxiolytics
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> 5 Anxiety disorders and anxiolytics Question One A 35-year-old female presents to your office and begins to divulge her frequent worries: ever since she was young…
Chronic pain and its treatment
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> 6 Chronic pain and its treatment Question One A 34-year-old woman with fibromyalgia, generalized anxiety disorder, and depression is currently taking several psychotropic medications, including alprazolam,…
Narcolepsy–Cataplexy Syndrome and Symptomatic Hypersomnia
Fig. 26.1 Hypocretin deficiency in narcoleptic subjects. a CSF hypocretin-1 levels are undetectably low in most narcoleptic subjects (84.2 %). Note that two HLA DQB1*0602-negative and one familial case have…
Gamma-Hydroxybutyrate (Sodium Oxybate): From the Initial Synthesis to the Treatment of Narcolepsy–Cataplexy and Beyond
Fig. 63.1 Henri Laborit (1914-1995). GHB discoverer and synthesizer First Clinical Trials These seemingly unique properties led initially to the use of GHB in the treatment of patients suffering from…
