Psychosis in Medical Conditions — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: What endocrinopathy is commonly associated with schizophrenia?

Answer: Diabetes mellitus

Extra: Patients with schizophrenia have a significantly higher prevalence of metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) compared to the general population. This is due to a combination of genetic factors, lifestyle, and the metabolic side effects of second-generation antipsychotics (e.g., clozapine, olanzapine). While some research notes thyroid abnormalities in psychiatric patients, hypothyroidism is classically associated with **Rapid Cycling Bipolar Disorder** or **Lithium therapy**, rather than schizophrenia itself.

Flashcard 2: _____ symptoms of schizophrenia respond better to atypical antipsychotics

Answer: Negative

Flashcard 3: _____ hallucinations are more commonly a feature of psychiatric illness than medical illness (psychiatric or medical)

Answer: Auditory

Flashcard 4: Drugs such as meth and coke are associated with a _____ risk of developing schizophrenia

Answer: higher

Flashcard 5: Personality is altered in _____

Answer: psychosis (psychosis/neurosis)

Flashcard 6: After the initial diagnosis of schizophrenia antipsychotics should be continued for at least _____.

Answer: 2 years (duration)

Flashcard 7: Cannabis induced psychotic disorder is also called as _____

Answer: Hemp Insanity

Flashcard 8: Organic cause may be present in _____

Answer: Psychosis (Psychosis/Neurosis)

Flashcard 9: major  mental illness is classified as _____

Answer: psychosis

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Flashcard 10: Diagnosis of schizophrenia requires at least 2 of following, and at least 1 of these should include 1 to 3: - Positive symptoms-1. _____ 2. Hallucinations3. Disorganized speech4. Disorganized or catatonic behavior5. Negative symptoms (affective flattening, avolition, anhedonia, asociality, alogia)

Answer: Delusions