Lesson 1Medical an neurological mimics of psychiatric presentations: thyroid, B12, infection, head injury, an medication-induced symptomsReviews common medical an neurological conditions dat mimic psychiatric syndromes, includin thyroid disease, B12 deficiency, infections, head injury, an medication effects, emphasizin red flags, screenin tests, an collaboration wid primary care fi better patient care.
Endocrine causes: thyroid, adrenal, and metabolic issuesNutritional and hematologic factors, including B12Infections, inflammation, and systemic illness effectsHead injury, seizures, and neurodegenerative diseaseMedication- and substance-induced psychiatric symptomsIndications for labs, imaging, and specialist referralLesson 2Principles of psychiatric diagnosis an differential formulationOutlines foundational principles of psychiatric diagnosis, emphasizin phenomenology, longitudinal course, comorbidity, an cultural context, an teaches structured differential formulation dat prioritizes safety, treatability, an diagnostic uncertainty fi real-world use.
Phenomenological description of symptoms and signsLongitudinal course and life-stage considerationsComorbidity and overlapping symptom clustersCultural formulation and explanatory modelsPrioritizing safety and treatable conditions firstCommunicating diagnostic uncertainty to patientsLesson 3Bipolar spectrum an bipolar depression: signs suggestin hypomania/mania, sleep an activity changes, an differential featuresDetails recognition of bipolar spectrum conditions, includin subtle hypomania, mixed states, an atypical depression, emphasizin sleep, energy, an activity changes, course patterns, an key distinctions from unipolar depression an personality disorders.
Clinical features of hypomania and maniaSleep, circadian rhythm, and activity pattern changesCourse patterns: episodicity, polarity, and seasonalityDifferentiating bipolar from unipolar depressionMixed features and rapid cycling presentationsScreening tools and collateral history for bipolarityLesson 4Primary psychotic disorders vs substance/withdrawal-induced psychosis an acute confusional statesExamines how fi differentiate primary psychotic disorders from substance-induced psychosis, delirium, an other acute confusional states, usin onset, time course, sensorium, cognition, an associated medical findins fi guide urgent management decisions.
Core features of schizophrenia spectrum disordersTemporal relationship between substance use and psychosisRecognizing delirium and fluctuating consciousnessCognitive testing and attention in acute confusionMedical workup for first-episode psychosisRisk assessment and need for urgent hospitalizationLesson 5Structured diagnostic tools an ratin scales useful in outpatient assessment (PHQ-9, GAD-7, CAGE/AUDIT, C-SSRS, YMRS)Introduces key structured tools an ratin scales fi outpatient assessment, includin PHQ-9, GAD-7, CAGE, AUDIT, C-SSRS, an YMRS, wid guidance on administration, interpretation, limitations, an integration into clinical decision-makin fi effective care.
Selecting appropriate screening and rating instrumentsUsing PHQ-9 and GAD-7 in routine assessmentCAGE and AUDIT for alcohol use identificationC-SSRS for suicide risk screening and monitoringYMRS and other mania rating scalesDocumenting and tracking scores over timeLesson 6Formulatin multi-factorial etiologies: biopsychosocial integration an weighin primary versus secondary diagnosesTeaches how fi construct biopsychosocial formulations dat integrate predisposin, precipitating, perpetuatin, an protective factors, an how fi weigh primary versus secondary diagnoses fi guide treatment sequencin an collaborative care plannin.
Predisposing, precipitating, perpetuating, protective modelBiological factors: genetics, neurobiology, medical illnessPsychological factors: traits, coping, trauma, beliefsSocial factors: relationships, work, culture, resourcesWeighing primary versus secondary diagnosesLinking formulation to treatment and prognosisLesson 7Substance use disorders an pattern recognition: alcohol, benzodiazepines, an opioids effects on mood an cognitionCovers recognition of alcohol, benzodiazepine, an opioid use disorders, focusin on intoxication, withdrawal, an chronic effects on mood, anxiety, cognition, an psychosis, an how patterns of use complicate diagnosis an mask primary disorders.
Screening for alcohol, benzodiazepine, and opioid useIntoxication syndromes and acute behavioral changesWithdrawal states and rebound anxiety or agitationSubstance-induced mood and cognitive symptomsDistinguishing primary from substance-induced disordersAssessing severity, tolerance, and functional impactLesson 8Diagnostic criteria fi Major Depressive Disorder (DSM-5 / ICD-11): core symptoms, specifiers, duration, an severityClarifies DSM-5 an ICD-11 criteria fi Major Depressive Disorder, includin required symptoms, duration, specifiers, an severity ratins, an discusses differential diagnosis wid grief, adjustment disorder, bipolar depression, an medical causes.
Core mood, cognitive, and somatic symptomsDuration, impairment, and exclusion criteriaSpecifiers: melancholic, atypical, psychotic, anxiousSeverity assessment: mild, moderate, severeDifferentiating MDD from grief and adjustment disorderDistinguishing MDD from bipolar and medical causesLesson 9How family history, occupational stressors, relationship loss, an social determinants modify diagnostic probability an prognosisExplores how family loadin, work stress, bereavement, trauma, poverty, an cultural context shape symptom onset, course, an treatment response, helpin clinicians refine diagnostic probabilities, risk estimates, an long-term prognosis.
Eliciting detailed family psychiatric and substance historyAssessing occupational stress, burnout, and job insecurityImpact of bereavement, separation, and attachment lossSocial determinants: housing, income, discrimination, migrationCultural and religious factors in symptom expressionIntegrating contextual risks into prognosis and planning
