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Psychiatry - Prescription Refill Request

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Quetiapine (Patient.info UK)

Depression (Patient.info UK)

 

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Depression (Patient.info UK)

 

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Guidelines & Articles

Diagnosis and management on topic

Depression and anxiety (RACGP.org.au)

The acutely psychotic patient (RACGP.org.au)

Major Depressive Disorder (National Library of Medicine US)

 

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Unipolar depression in adults: Treatment with Quetiapine (UpToDate.com US)

Unipolar major depression with psychotic features (UpToDate.com US)

 

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Tip Here:

Use mnemonics like DISCO, SADMA, HEADSS, SIGECAPS, and HEMIFADO to quickly structure your history-taking when handling a prescription refill request for a patient with depression and fatigue, within the 6-minute time frame.

This website has used the following for reference in preparing the contents.

Australian Medical Council (AMC) Handbook of Clinical Assessment reprinted 2018 edition

John Murtagh's General Practice 8th edition

Tally O'Conner's Clinical Examination 8th edition

UpToDate

Better Heath Channel

The Royal Women's Hospital Victoria Australia

Gynecology by Ten Teachers 20th edition

Obstetrics by Ten Teachers 20th edition

Paediatric Handbook 10th edition

Suggested reading material for examination preparation by the AMC

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners

Therapeutic Guidelines (eTG)