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Psychiatric Disorders Exam Review: Diagnosis & Treatment for Physician Assistants Prepare for your physician assistant certification exam with this focused review of psychiatric disorders from A Comprehensive Review for the Certification and Recertification Examinations for Physician Assistants by Claire Babcock O'Connell and Thea Cogan-Drew. This summary covers the diagnostic criteria, clinical features, and treatment strategies for mood, anxiety, psychotic, somatic, personality, trauma-related, eating, substance-related, and childhood psychiatric conditions. Watch the podcast summary above and subscribe to Last Minute Lecture for more clinical reviews and PA exam prep. Diagnosis of Psychiatric Disorders DSM-5 Criteria: Psychiatric diagnoses require criteria from the DSM-5, focusing on functional impairment not due to other medical or substance causes. Psychotic Disorders Schizophrenia Spectrum: Includes brief psychotic disorder, schizophreniform disor...

Navigating Psychiatric Diagnosis — Chapter 6 Summary from Clinical Psychopharmacology for Therapists Accurate diagnosis is one of the most critical steps in effective mental health treatment. Chapter 6 of Clinical Psychopharmacology for Therapists examines the complexity of diagnosing psychiatric conditions, particularly in cases involving overlapping symptoms, comorbidities, and confounding medical or substance-related factors. Understanding how to distinguish between principal, personality, and substance-induced disorders is essential for developing appropriate treatment strategies. Watch the full summary above to deepen your understanding of diagnostic challenges in psychiatry. Be sure to subscribe to Last Minute Lecture for more clinical psychology and psychopharmacology breakdowns. Principal vs. Personality Disorders A core focus of this chapter is distinguishing between principal disorders and personality disorders . Principal disorders—such as major depressive disor...