Psychiatric Differential Diagnosis of Psychosis Essential Concepts Delusional disorder is a psychotic disorder with the hallmark of nonbizarre delusions in an otherwise unremarkable person. Mood disorders can be accompanied by…
Secondary Schizophrenia Essential Concepts Before diagnosing primary schizophrenia, you must rule out secondary schizophrenia (i.e., schizophrenic symptoms are secondary to a nonpsychiatric medical disorder, either from a systemic disorder that…
Drug-Induced Psychosis Essential Concepts Some drugs of abuse cause psychosis during intoxication (or during withdrawal in the case of alcohol or sedative-hypnotics). Prolonged psychosis is typical for phenylcyclohexylpiperidine (PCP) and…
Psychosis Interview Essential Concepts In acute settings, you are most concerned if active psychosis is present (on cross-sectional review); in other settings, a history of psychosis becomes as important (in…
Psychotic Signs and Symptoms Essential Concepts Descriptive psychopathology provides the building blocks for psychiatric diagnosis. It provides the language for observed behaviors and inner experiences. In a narrow sense, psychosis…
Therapeutic Approaches to Psychogenic Movement Disorders Joseph Jankovic C. Robert Cloninger Stanley Fahn Mark Hallett Anthony E. Lang Daniel T. Williams ABSTRACT This review summarizes a roundtable discussion among experts…
Psychogenic Injuries and the Law Michael I. Weintraub ABSTRACT The successful prosecution of a tort claim or a workers’ compensation claim requires proof that an objectively confirmed personal injury occurred….
Rehabilitation in Patients with Psychogenic Movement Disorders Christopher Bass ABSTRACT Psychogenic movement disorders (PMDs) are a heterogeneous group of clinical conditions that are unlikely to have a single cause. They…
Treatment of Psychogenic Movement Disorder: Psychotropic Medications Valerie Voon ABSTRACT Psychogenic movement disorder (PMD) is a subtype of conversion disorder (CD) characterized by symptoms of tremor, dystonia, myoclonus, and gait…
