Basics

• Mini Mental Status Exam (MMSE)
• Cognitive testing & related domains
• Normal Grief (Bereavement)
• Types of Delusions
• Key Defense Mechanisms ★★★
• Aggression
• Neuro/Psych Pharma Drugs ★
• Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS) ★
• Serotonin Syndrome (SS) ★

Disorders

• Mood Disorders ★ (Depression, Bipolar Disorder, PMDD)
• Differential diagnosis of depressed mood
• Acute Psychosis & Psychotic Disorders ★ (Schizophrenia, Schizophreniform, Brief Psychotic Disorder)
• Personality Disorders
• Suicide risk assessment: evaluate ideation, method, plan, intent
• Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) ★
• Separation Anxiety
• Panic Disorder
• Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorders (Acute Stress, PTSD, Complicated Grief, Dissociative Amnesia)