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Psychiatric Review of symptoms
Depressed Patients Seem Anxious, So Claim Psychiatrists (DPSASCP)
Depression/mood disorders
Personality disorders
Substance abuse disorders
Anxiety disorders
Somatization disorder
Cognitive disorders
Psychotic disorders
Depressed Patients Seem Anxious, So Claim Psychiatrists (DPSASCP)
Major Depression Criteria (DSM-IV)
SIG-E-CAPS
-Sleep changes: increase during day or decreased sleep at night
-Interest (loss): of interest in activities that used to interest them
-Guilt (worthlessness,* hopelessness,* regret)
-Energy (lack): common presenting symptom (fatigue)
-Cognition/Concentration: reduced cognition &/or difficulty concentrating
-Appetite (wt. loss); usually declined, occasionally increased
-Psychomotor: agitation (anxiety) or retardations (lethargic)
-Suicide/death preocp.
SIG-E-CAPS
SIG + Energy + CAPSules
Dysthymia
HE’S 2 SAD
-Hopelessness
-Energy loss or fatigue
-Self-esteem is low
-2 years minimum of depressed
mood most of the day, for more
days than not
-Sleep is increased or decreased
-Appetite is increased or decreased
-Decision-making or concentration
is impaired
HE’S 2 SAD
Mania
DIG FAST
Distractibility
Indiscretion
Grandiosity
Flight of ideas
Activity increase
Sleep deficit
Talkativeness
DIG FAST
Hypomania
TAD HIGH
Talkative
Attention deficit
Decreased need for sleep
High self-esteem/grandiosity
Ideas that race
Goal-directed activity increased
High-risk activity
TAD HIGH
Posttraumatic stress disorder
THE DARLING ACHES
-Trauma is experienced
-Horror, helplessness and fear
-rExperiencing the trauma (dreams, flashbacks)
-Distress from caused by trauma cues (internal & external cues)
-Avoidance of reminders/cues
-Recall missing for part of trauma
-Lack of attachment to others (detached)
-Interest loss in activities
-No future sensed (foreshortened)
-Goes numb (feels numb, lack of affect)
-Anger & irritability
-Concentration problems
-Hypervigillance
-Exaggerated startle
-Sleep problems
THE DARLING ACHES
Generalized anxiety disorder
WATCHERS
Worry
Anxiety
Tension in muscles
Concentration difficulty
Hyperarousal (or irritability)
Energy loss
Restlessness
Sleep disturbance
WATCHERS
Anxiety disorder due to a
general medical condition
Physical Diseases That Have
Commonly Appeared Anxious
Pheochromocytoma
Diabetes mellitus
Temporal lobe epilepsy
Hyperthyroidism
Carcinoid
Alcohol withdrawal
Arrhythmias
Physical Diseases That Have
Commonly Appeared Anxious
Causes of Dementia
Vitamin deficiency (B12)
Intracranial tumor
Trauma/TBA
VITAMIN D VEST
Anoxia
Metabolic (Diabetes)
Infection (HIV)
Normal pressure hydrocephalus
Degenerative (Alz, Hunt)
Vascular
Endocrine (hypothyroid)
Space occupying lesion
Toxic (alcohol)
VITAMIN D VEST
Parasomnias: time of onset
SLow and SLeep
NightmaRE and REM
SLeep terrors and SLeepwalking occur during SLow-wave sleep (stages 3&4)

NightmaRE occurs during REM sleep (and is REMembered)
SLow and SLeep
NightmaRE and REM
Autistic Disorder
AAUTISTICS
-Again and Again
-Unusual abilities
-Talking (language) delay
-IQ subaverage
-Social development poor
-Three years onset
-Inherited component (35% concordance)
-Cognitive impairment
-Self injury
AAUTISTICS
Symptoms of AIDS Dementia Complex (ADC)
AIDS
Atrophy of cortex
Infection/Inflammation
Demyelination
Six months death
AIDS
Pupils in OD: morphene v amphetamine
PHINE FINE
PHET FAT
MorPHINE overdose: pupils constricted (fine)
AmPHETamine overdose: pupils dilated (fat)
PHINE FINE
PHET FAT
Cholinergic Effects
LESS DUMB
Lacrimation
Excitation of nicotinic synapses
Salivation
Sweating
Diarrhea
Urination
Micturition
Bronchoconstriction
LESS DUMB
Action of Benzos
Ben's SCAM is not antipsychotic
-Sedation
-anti-Convulsant
-anti-Anxiety
-Muscle relaxant
-no antipsychotic activity (NOT BY BRAIN)
Ben's SCAM is not antipsychotic
Excitatory v inhibitory NeuroTx
GABA v Glutamate: GLUe is adding together (+) excitatory
GABA is negative (-) inhibitory
Broca Aphasia v Wernicke's Aphasia
Broca: wanting to speak, no articulation, very slow

Wernicke: good articulation, nonsensical
Speech machinery is BROken
phonetic sounds of "Wer" and "nicke" make sense apart, but together, don't.
REM features
R(2)EM(2)
Rapid pulse & Respirations
Erection
Mental activity increase/Muscle Paralysis
R(2)EM(2)
Primary gain
Secondary gain
Tertiary gain
P(2)S(2)T
Patient's Psyche improved
Symptom Sympathy for patient
Therapist's gain
P(2)S(2)T
Features of Sleep Stages
DE DE REM REM
DElta during DEepest (3&4-slow-wave)

dREaM during REM sleep
DE DE REM REM
Antidepressant discontinuation
syndrome
FINISH
Flu-like symptoms
Insomnia
Nausea
Imbalance
Sensory disturbances
Hyperarousal (anxiety/agitation)
FINISH
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome
FEVER
Fever
Encephalopathy
Vital sign instability
Elevated WBC/CPK
Rigidity
FEVER
Serotonin syndrome
HARMED
Hyperthermia
Autonomic instability
Rigidity
Myoclonus
Encephalopathy
Diaphoresi
HARMED
Cluster A Personality Disorders
Atypical people are Pretty Seriously Schizo
Paranoid PD
Schizoid PD
Schizotypal PD
Atypical people are Pretty Seriously Schizo
Cluster B Personality Disorders
Beast: Uncontrolled wildness
Borderline PD
Antisocial PD
Histrionic PD
Narcissistic PD
Beast
Personality Disorders:
Cluster C Descriptors
Coward Compulsive Clingy
-Coward= Avoidant PD
-Compulsive= Obsessive-compulsive PD
-Clingy= Dependent PD
Coward Compulsive Clingy
Paranoid personality disorder
SUSPECT
-Spousal infidelity suspected
-Unforgiving (bears grudges)
-Suspicious
-Perceives attacks (and reacts
quickly)
-Enemy or friend? (suspects
associates and friends)
-Confiding in others is feared
-Threats perceived in benign
events
SUSPECT
Schizotypal personality disorder
ME PECULIAR
-Magical thinking
-Experiences unusual perceptions
-Paranoid ideation
-Eccentric behavior or appearance
-Constricted or inappropriate affect
-Unusual thinking or speech
-Lacks close friends
-Ideas of reference
-Anxiety in social situations
-Rule out psychotic or pervasive
developmental disorders
ME PECULIAR
Borderline personality disorder
PRA(3)I(2)S(2)E
-Paranoid ideas
-Relationship instability
-Affective instability/ Abandonment fears/ Angry outbursts
-Impulsiveness/ Identity disturbance
-Suicidal behaviour/ -Self-harming behaviour
-Emptiness
PRA(3)I(2)S(2)E
Schizoid personality disorder
DISTANT
-Detached or flattened affect
-Indifferent to criticism or praise
-Sexual experiences of little interest
-Tasks done solitarily
-Absence of close friends
-Neither desires nor enjoys
close relationships
-Takes pleasure in few activities
DISTANT
Histrionic personality disorder
ACTRESSS
-Appearance focused
-Center of attention
-Theatrical
-Relationships (believed to be
more intimate than they are)
-Easily influenced
-Seductive behavior
-Shallow emotions
-Speech (impressionistic and vague)
ACTRESSS
Narcissistic personality disorder
GRANDIOSE
-Grandiose
-Requires attention
-Arrogant
-Need to be special
-Dreams of success and power
-Interpersonally exploitative
-Others (unable to recognize
feelings/needs of)
-Sense of entitlement
-Envious
GRANDIOSE
Obsessive-compulsive personality
disorder
SCRIMPER
-Stubborn
-Cannot discard worthless objects
-Rule obsessed
-Inflexible
-Miserly
-Perfectionistic
-Excludes leisure due to devotion to work
-Reluctant to delegate to others
SCRIMPER
Dependent personality disorder
RELIANCE
-Reassurance required
-Expressing disagreement difficult
-Life responsibilities assumed by others
-Initiating projects difficult
-Alone (feels helpless and
uncomfortable when alone)
-Nurturance (goes to excessive
lengths to obtain)
-Companionship sought urgently when a relationship ends
-Exaggerated fears of being left
to care for self
RELIANCE
Avoidant personality disorder
CRINGES
-Criticism or rejection preoccupies thoughts in social situations
-Restraint in relationships due to fear of shame
-Inhibited in new relationships
-Needs to be sure of being liked
before engaging socially
-Gets around occupational activities with need for interpersonal contact
-Embarrassment prevents new
activity or taking risks
-Self viewed as unappealing or inferior
CRINGES
Substance dependence
ADDICTeD
-Activities are given up or reduced
-Dependence, physical: tolerance
-Dependence, physical: withdrawal
-Intrapersonal (Internal)
consequences, physical or
psychological
-Can’t cut down or control use
-Time-consuming
-Duration or amount of use is greater than intended
ADDICTeD
Substance abuse
WILD
-Work, school, or home role
obligation failures
-Interpersonal or social consequences
-Legal problems
-Dangerous use
WILD
Alcohol abuse
CAGE
Have you ever felt you should
CUT DOWN your drinking?
Have people ANNOYED you
by criticizing your drinking?
Have you ever felt bad or
GUILTY about your drinking?
Have you ever had a drink fi rst
thing in the morning to steady
your nerves or get rid of a
hangover (EYE-OPENER)?
CAGE
Delirium
DELIRIUM
-Disoriented - time (most common) > place > person
-Emotionally labile
-Level of consciousness is impaired and fluctuates
-Irrelevant stimuli distract the patient's attention
-Rapid onset (hours to days)
-Integration of perceptions is lost
-Unintelligible - incoherent speech
-Memory is impaired (especially immediate and recent recall)
DELIRIUM
Obsessive compulsive disorder (compulsions)
Washing and Straightening Make Clean House
W-Washing hands,clothes etc.
S-Straightening things, ordering rituals
M-Mental Rituals-magical words, number counting
C-Checking things multiple times
H- Hoarding
Washing and Straightening Make Clean House
Somatization disorder
FOOT PAINS
-Four pain symptoms
-One sexual symptom
-One pseudo-neurological symptom
-Two gastrointestinal symptoms
-Physical complaints are in excess of actual medical conditions (if any are present)
-Age of onset under 30 years
-Investigations do not reveal a cause for the complaints
-Not due to malingering or factitious disorder
-Social, occupational, or academic functioning is affected
FOOT PAINS
Panic Attack/ Panic Disorder
THIS ISN'T FUN
-Trembling
-Hot flashes
-Increased heart rate
-Sweating
-Inspiration - intake of air feels obstructed, choking sensation
-Smothering, Shortness of breath
-Numbness or tingling in the limbs (paresthesias)
-Tightness in the chest
-Fear of: losing control, going crazy or dying
-Unreal sense of: self (depersonalization) the environment (derealization)
-Nausea or abdominal distress
THIS ISN'T FUN
Obsessive-compulsive disorder dx
A BIT FORCED
-Attempts are made to ignore or suppress obsessions
-Behaviours are not realistically connected with the obsession
-Interferes with normal routine (social or occupational functioning)
-Time consuming - takes up more than 1 hour per day
-Feels anxious
-Obsessions (recurrent, unwanted thoughts, impulses, or images)
-Recognizes obsessions are a product of own mind (i.e., not thought insertion or hallucinations)
-Compulsions(repetitive behaviours of mental acts)
-Excessive nature of obsessions and compulsions is appreciated
-Distressing to the patient (ego-dystonic)
A BIT FORCED
Phobic Disorders Symptoms
FEARED
-Fear that is excessive and unreasonable
-Exposure to the stimulus provokes anxiety
-Avoids the phobic situation or object
-Recognizes that the fear is excessive
-Exclusion of other mental disorders (e.g., OCD, PTSD)
-Distress is experienced in the feared situation
FEARED
Phobic Disorders Types
ASP & BOAS
-Animal type - e.g., dog)
--Situational type - e.g. flying
People (social phobia)
-Blood/Injection
-Other - when other categories don't fit
-Agoraphobia - avoidance of places where escape or getting help is difficult
-Surroundings - elements in the natual environment (e.g, heights)
ASP & BOAS
Delusional Disorder
NO FAME
-Non-bizarre delusions
-One month minimum duration
-Functioning not markedly impaired
-Absence of other schizophrenia criteria
-Mood episodes brief compared to duration of illness
-Exclusion of substance-related & general medical conditions
NO FAME
Types of Delusions
J-PEGS
-Jealous Type (Othello syndrome)
-Persecutory Type (paranoid type)
-Erotomanic Type
-Grandiose Type
-Somatic Type
J-PEGS
Altheimer's Disease
DEAR GRAMPA
-Decline in social or occupational functioning
-Executive functioning declines
-Apraxia - motor activities are impaired
-Rule out - delirium, substance use, and general medical conditions
-Gradual onset and continual decline
-Relatives - runs in families
-Aphasia - language impairment
-Memory impairment
-Personality changes can occur (disinhibition, exaggerated traits)
-Agnosia - failure to recognize objects
DEAR GRAMPA
Conversion Disorder
VIPERS
-Voluntary motor or sensory function is affected
-Intentional production of symptoms is absent
-Psychological factors are associated with onset of symptoms
-Explanation of symptoms is not medically possible
-Ruled out other disorders - e.g., pain, sexual dysfunction
-Significant impairment in social or occupational functioning
VIPERS
Hypochondriasis
DRIPS
-Delusional intensity of thoughts is not present
-Reassurance does not lessen the patient's concern
-Impairment in social or occupational functioning
-Preoccupation with the idea of having a serious illness
-Six-month minimum duration
DRIPS
Conduct Disorder
ID'S BRAT SWITCH
-Initiates fights
-Destruction of property
-Sexual activity has been forced on another person
-Break & Enter
-Runs away from home
-Arson
-Truant from school
-Stolen items (confrontational and non-confrontational)
-Weapon used in a fight
-Intimidates others
-Truth not told (lies
-Curfew ignored
-Harms people and animals
ID'S BRAT SWITCH
Anorexia Nervosa
I FEAR LARD
-Image of body is distorted - an abnormality of perception
-Fear of gaining weight is intense
-Expected weight gains are not made
-Amenorrhea - 3 consecutive menstrual cycles missed
-Refusal to gain weight
-Laxative use (characteristic of Binge-eating/Purging type)
-Anhedonia - high prevalence of mood symptoms
-Restricting Type (no binging or purging)
-Denial - of weight loss or emaciated body shape
I FEAR LARD
Bulimia Nervosa
A BINGE
-Average of 2 binges/week over 3 months
-Behaviour after consumption compensates for ingestion
-Ingestion of large amounts of food (binge eating)
-Not occuring exclusively during anorexia nervosa
-Guilty feelings after binge eating
-Evaluation of self is unduly based on appearance
A BINGE
Impulse-Control Disorders types
Kick-In-The-Pants Psychotherapy
Kleptomania
Intermittent Explosive Disorder
Trichotillomania
Pyromania
Pathological Gambling
Kick-In-The-Pants Psychotherapy
Adjustment Disorder
IT'S BAD
-Impairment of social, occupational, or academic functioning
-Three-month (or less) onset of symptoms from time of stressor
-Six-month (or less) duration of symptoms from end of stressor
-Bereavement has been excluded
-Another (Axis I) diagnosis is excluded
-Distress is beyond expectation for the stressor involved
IT'S BAD
Antisocial Personality Disorder
CALLOUS MAN
-Conduct Disorder before age 15y & current age at least 18 y
-Antisocial acts; commits acts that are grounds for arrest
-Lies frequently
-Lacunae - Lacks a superego
-Obligations not honored
-Unstable - can't plan ahead
-Safety of self and others ignored
-Money problems - spouse and children are not supported
-Aggressive, Assaultive
-Not occuring exclusively during schizophrenia or mania.
CALLOUS MAN