APA Annual Meeting 2022 On-Demand Package-Medical Conditions Mimicking Psychiatric Disorders vs. Psychiatric Disorders Mimicking Medical Conditions

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Video Summary

The video transcript addresses the topic of medical conditions mimicking psychiatric disorders and psychiatric disorders mimicking medical conditions. It emphasizes the importance of recognizing and treating underlying medical conditions that can present as primary psychiatric disorders. The doctors discuss common medical mimics such as infection, hypoxia, autoimmune disorders, electrolyte imbalances, neurological disorders, and medication side effects. They also focus on psychiatric disorders due to COVID-19 infection, highlighting anxiety as a prevalent symptom and discussing management options including non-pharmacological interventions and medications such as SSRIs, buspirone, and antipsychotics.<br /><br />The second part of the video discusses psychosis as a presentation in patients with COVID-19. A case of a patient with new onset psychosis in the setting of COVID-19 infection is presented. The doctors discuss the differential diagnosis and the importance of ruling out other medical causes. They mention the limited knowledge about psychosis in COVID-19 patients and the need for further research.<br /><br />In terms of specific cases, the video discusses a patient with mental health symptoms resembling autoimmune encephalitis in the context of COVID-19. Despite a negative test, an autoimmune reaction resembling the condition was suggested, and the patient responded well to treatment with methylprednisolone and IVIG. Another case involves a patient with catatonia in the context of COVID-19, who responded well to treatment with lorazepam and valproic acid.<br /><br />The video stresses the importance of considering potential medical causes for mental health symptoms in COVID-19 patients and discusses treatment options and the need for further research on the relationship between COVID-19 and mental health symptoms. No specific credits are mentioned in the video.

Keywords

medical conditions

psychiatric disorders

underlying medical conditions

infection

COVID-19

anxiety

non-pharmacological interventions

psychosis

differential diagnosis

autoimmune encephalitis

mental health symptoms