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You are evaluating an 11 year-old in the clinic with the following presentation; irritable mood, reports of constant arguments with parents, often blames others for issues, defies parental rules, teacher reports of deliberately annoying other students. The parents indicate these behaviors have been present for a year. What is the best diagnosis for this patient?

DMDD is a newer edition to the DSM-V. What is the major difference between DMDD and Childhood Bipolar Disorder?

Which symptoms described below can be considered neurological soft signs for schizophrenia:

What was the technology Jacob Riis utilized to help advocate for the poor in New York’s Five Points?

You are evaluating a 3 year-old presenting to the autism clinic with evidence of delayed language development, intact motor milestones, limited eye contact, and repetitive head shaking behaviors. What is important to consider and screen for in your initial differential diagnosis?

Under the ruling Tarasoff v Regents of the University of California (1976), there were exceptions to privacy and confidentiality that states the provider can breech confidentiality in this situation, select the best response.

When assessing a child for ADHD, what common diagnostic differentials should be considered?

Your patient with Bipolar disorder recently suffered a myocardial infarction (MI). He was stabilized at the hospital and discharged on propranolol (Inderal), losartan Cozaar), and hydrochlorothiazide (Microzide). Prior to his MI, his lithium level was consistently around 0.8 mmol/L on 900 mg of lithium carbonate a day. He arrives at your office today, and his lithium level is now 1.3 mmol/L on the same dose. What caused this change?

Select the statistical term that most closely matches the definition below: “A systematic tendency of the sample to misrepresent the population”

Mr. Arnold is a 54 year-old male with a history of Psychosis. He firmly believes that he is married to the first lady and they have many children together. This describes what positive symptom of psychosis?