KAPLAN AND SADOCK SYNOPSIS OF
PSYCHIATRY 12TH EDITION COMPLETE ALL
CHAPTERS 2026 CERTIFICATION STUDY PACK
◉ Psychotic Disorder Due to Another Medical Condition Answer:
Schizophrenia Spectrum/Psychotic Disorders
-hallucinations or delusions that result from medical illness (ex.
temporal lobe epilepsy, avitaminosis, meningitis)
◉ Catatonia Answer: Schizophrenia Spectrum/Psychotic Disorders
-motor abnormalities such as catalepsy (waxy flexibility), mutism,
posturing, and negativism
-can be associated w/ another mental disorder (schizophrenia or
bipolar disorder)
OR
-due to another medical condition (neoplasm, head trauma, hepatic
encephalopathy)
◉ Bipolar & Related Disorders (5) Answer: -characterized by severe
mood swings between depression & elation; remission & recurrence
4 Variants:
-Bipolar I Disorder
,-Bipolar II Disorder
-Cyclothymic Disorder
-Bipolar Disorder due to another medical condition
-Substance/Medication-Induced Bipolar Disorder
◉ Bipolar I Disorder Answer: History of manic or mixed manic &
depressive episode
Subtyped:
-type of current episode (manic, hypomanic depressed, or mixed)
-severity & remission status (mild, moderate, severe w/o psychosis,
severe w/ psychosis, partial remission, full remission)
-characterized by rapid cycling (min 4 in 12 mo's)
◉ Bipolar II Disorder Answer: History of hypomanic & major
depressive episodes
-symptom criteria for hypomanic same for manic except min
duration 4 days
◉ What is the difference between mania and hypomania? Answer:
severity of impairment associated w/ syndrom
◉ Cyclothymic Disorder Answer: Bipolar & Related Disorder
,-bipolar equivalent of dysthymic disorder
-mild, chronic mood disorder w/ many depressive & hypomanic
episodes over min 2 years
◉ Bipolar Disorder due to another medical condition Answer:
evidence indicates a significant mood disturbance is direct
consequence of general medical condition (ex. frontal lobe tumor)
◉ Substance/Medication-Induced Bipolar disorder Answer: cause of
mood disturbance is substance intoxication, withdrawal, or
medication (ex. amphetamine)
◉ Depressive Disorders (8) Answer: characterized by depression,
sadness, irritability, psychomotor retardation, suicidal ideation
(severe)
Include:
-Major Depressive Disorder
-Persistent Depressive Disorder/Dysthymia
-Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
-Substance/Medication-Induced Depressive Dis
-Depressive Dis due to another Med Condition
-Other specified Depressive Disorder
-Unspecified Depressive Disorder
, -Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder
◉ Major Depressive Disorder Answer: depressed mood or loss of
interest/pleasure in usual activities
-must present nearly every day (except suicide ideation or thoughts
of death just need to be recurrent)
-Dx excluded if result of normal bereavement and if psychotic
symptoms are present in absence of mood symptoms
◉ Persistent Depressive Disorder/Dysthymia Answer: mild, chronic
form of depression, lasts min 2 years, most days have depressed
mood for most of day and min 2 other symptoms of depression
◉ Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder Answer: 1 week before menses
-irritability, emotional liability, headache, anxiety, depression
-remits after cycle is over
◉ Substance/Medication-Induced Depressive Disorder Answer:
depressed mood due to substance (ex. alcohol) or medication (ex.
barbiturate)
◉ Depressive Disorder due to another medical condition Answer:
depression secondary to medical disorder (ex. hypothyroidism,
Cushing's syndrome)
PSYCHIATRY 12TH EDITION COMPLETE ALL
CHAPTERS 2026 CERTIFICATION STUDY PACK
◉ Psychotic Disorder Due to Another Medical Condition Answer:
Schizophrenia Spectrum/Psychotic Disorders
-hallucinations or delusions that result from medical illness (ex.
temporal lobe epilepsy, avitaminosis, meningitis)
◉ Catatonia Answer: Schizophrenia Spectrum/Psychotic Disorders
-motor abnormalities such as catalepsy (waxy flexibility), mutism,
posturing, and negativism
-can be associated w/ another mental disorder (schizophrenia or
bipolar disorder)
OR
-due to another medical condition (neoplasm, head trauma, hepatic
encephalopathy)
◉ Bipolar & Related Disorders (5) Answer: -characterized by severe
mood swings between depression & elation; remission & recurrence
4 Variants:
-Bipolar I Disorder
,-Bipolar II Disorder
-Cyclothymic Disorder
-Bipolar Disorder due to another medical condition
-Substance/Medication-Induced Bipolar Disorder
◉ Bipolar I Disorder Answer: History of manic or mixed manic &
depressive episode
Subtyped:
-type of current episode (manic, hypomanic depressed, or mixed)
-severity & remission status (mild, moderate, severe w/o psychosis,
severe w/ psychosis, partial remission, full remission)
-characterized by rapid cycling (min 4 in 12 mo's)
◉ Bipolar II Disorder Answer: History of hypomanic & major
depressive episodes
-symptom criteria for hypomanic same for manic except min
duration 4 days
◉ What is the difference between mania and hypomania? Answer:
severity of impairment associated w/ syndrom
◉ Cyclothymic Disorder Answer: Bipolar & Related Disorder
,-bipolar equivalent of dysthymic disorder
-mild, chronic mood disorder w/ many depressive & hypomanic
episodes over min 2 years
◉ Bipolar Disorder due to another medical condition Answer:
evidence indicates a significant mood disturbance is direct
consequence of general medical condition (ex. frontal lobe tumor)
◉ Substance/Medication-Induced Bipolar disorder Answer: cause of
mood disturbance is substance intoxication, withdrawal, or
medication (ex. amphetamine)
◉ Depressive Disorders (8) Answer: characterized by depression,
sadness, irritability, psychomotor retardation, suicidal ideation
(severe)
Include:
-Major Depressive Disorder
-Persistent Depressive Disorder/Dysthymia
-Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
-Substance/Medication-Induced Depressive Dis
-Depressive Dis due to another Med Condition
-Other specified Depressive Disorder
-Unspecified Depressive Disorder
, -Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder
◉ Major Depressive Disorder Answer: depressed mood or loss of
interest/pleasure in usual activities
-must present nearly every day (except suicide ideation or thoughts
of death just need to be recurrent)
-Dx excluded if result of normal bereavement and if psychotic
symptoms are present in absence of mood symptoms
◉ Persistent Depressive Disorder/Dysthymia Answer: mild, chronic
form of depression, lasts min 2 years, most days have depressed
mood for most of day and min 2 other symptoms of depression
◉ Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder Answer: 1 week before menses
-irritability, emotional liability, headache, anxiety, depression
-remits after cycle is over
◉ Substance/Medication-Induced Depressive Disorder Answer:
depressed mood due to substance (ex. alcohol) or medication (ex.
barbiturate)
◉ Depressive Disorder due to another medical condition Answer:
depression secondary to medical disorder (ex. hypothyroidism,
Cushing's syndrome)
