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Case formulation (3 components) |
1) What is wrong 2) How it got that way 3) What can be done about it |
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Case formulation vs diagnosis |
Case formulation includes the diagnosis and the integrated tx plan. May not always be a straightforward DSM diagnosis |
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5 Categories for mental status exam |
1) General appearance, behavior, and attitude (GABA) 2) Mood & affect (M&A) 3) Thought process (TP) - how 4) Thought content (TC) - what 5) Sensorium and cognition (S&C) |
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Indicators for psychiatric illness (5) |
1) Disheveled (schiz, depression) 2) Bizarre (mania, schiz) 3) Hygiene, makeup (looking at change, self esteem) 4) Flamboyant/seductive (mania, histrionic) 5) Appropriate for setting/weather |
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Difference between mood and affect |
In theory, mood is subjective; affect, objective because it is what is observed by the clinician |
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Thought process |
How the patient is thinking (speech patterns, goal directedness, organization) |
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Affect descriptors (4) |
1) Range (full, constricted, flattened) 2) Intensity 3) Stability (vs. labile) 4) Appropriate and congruent with mood |
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Examining suicidal/homicidal ideation (4 components) |
1) Passive deathwish vs. actively suicidal/homicidal 2) Do they have plans and means? 3) Have they written a note? 4) Appearance of imminent danger |
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Types of hallucinations, typical associations (4) |
1) Auditory (psychiatric 2) Visual (medical/organic) 3) Olfactory/gustatory (usually organic) 4) Tactile ("bugs crawling," withdrawal) |
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Examples of thought content (7) |
1) Suicidal/homicidal 2) Phobia 3) Preoccupation 4) Flashbacks 5) Illusions (misinterpretation of a stimulus that is actually there) 6) Hallucinations (no stimulus) 7) Delusions (fixed false belief) |
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Sensorium and cognition is effectively the same as... |
... the Mini-Mental Status Exam |
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Depressive disorders (DSM-V) (3) |
1) Dysthymic disorder 2) MDD 3) Depressive disorder NOS |
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Bipolar disorders (DSM-V) (4) |
1) Cyclothymia 2) BD-I 3) BD-II 4) OSBRD (Other specified bipolar and related disorder) |
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Bipolar I definition |
One or more manic or mixed episodes, usually accompanied by major depressive episodes (male = female) |
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Bipolar II definition |
One or more major depressive episodes accompanied by at least one hypomanic episode (female > male) |
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Cyclothymia definition |
At least 2 years of numerous periods or hypomanic and depressive symptoms |
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Other specified bipolar and related disorder definition |
Bipolar features that do not meet criteria for any specific bipolar disorders |
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Hypomanic episode definition (3) |
1) Period of persistent elevated, expansive, irritable mood (4 days) 2) Observable by others 3) Does not impair function, no psychotic features or hospitalization |
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Manic episode mnemonic |
DIGFAST - need 3 (4 if only irritable) Distractibility Insomnia Grandiosity Flight of Ideas Activity Speech (pressured/subjective) Thoughtlessness (spending/driving/sex) |
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BD-I with psychotic features and additional treatment |
-- Delusions, hallucinations, grandiose &c. -- Mood incongruency
Often needs antipsychotic medications |
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Suicidality in BD vs. MDD |
Much more likely in BD (80% of patients exhibit significant suicidality) |
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Untreated course of bipolar disorder |
Episodes occur more and more often. More common in BD-II because less likely to get treated initially (BD-I more severe). |
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Usual sx in bipolar disorder (6) |
1) Depression 2) Mania/hyperactivity 3) Lack of sleep 4) Mood swings 5) Anger/irritability 6) Delusions/paranoia |
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Predictors of suicide in bipolar disorder (5) and statistics fo suicide |
1) High impulsivity 2) Alcohol/substance abuse 3) Depression, mixed episodes 4) Hx of abuse in childhood 5) Exacerbation by incorrect tx
~50% attempt suicide, ~15% succeed |
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Risk of using antidepressants in bipolar disorder |
Can cause the patient to go into a manic episode. Becomes a risk factor for suicide. |
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Basic pathophys for bipolar disorder |
Dysregulation between excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmitters (excessive vs. deficient NE, DA) |
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Treatment of acute mania in bipolar disorder (2 steps) |
1) Initiate mood stabilizer (lithium, valproic acid, carbamazepine) 2) Adjunctive tx: benzodiazepine vs. antipsychotic (the latter if psychosis) |
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Basis of cognitive behavioral therapy |
Based on idea that thoughts cause our feelings and behavior, not external factors |
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Types of psychotherapy (3) |
1) Cognitive-behavioral therapy 2) Dialectical behavior therapy 3) Acceptance and commitment therapy |
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Commonalities among psychotherapies (4) |
1) Strong therapeutic alliance 2) Opportunity for catharsis 3) Practicing new behaviors 4) Patient's positive expectation for help |
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BATHE (how to interview patients with psychotherapeutic techniques) |
Background Affect Trouble (what troubles you most?) Handling Empathy |
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Uses for ACT (Acceptance and commitment therapy) |
Uses mindfulness as a way to handle pain without avoiding it. |
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Use for DBT (dialectical behavior therapy) |
Developed for borderline personality disorder, but generally good for emotion dysregulation |
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Positive BATHE |
Best thing that happened today Affect: How'd that make you feel? Thankfulness Happen (how to make good things happen more frequently) Empathy/Empowerment |
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Current model for depression risk |
"Diathesis-stress model" - genetic + psych (past & present) + social (current stressors) |
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Approximate % of US with MDD, median age of onset |
6.7%
Age: 32 |
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Family Hx risk factors for depression (4) |
1) Depression 2) Bipolar disorder 3) Alcohol abuse 4) Other psychiatric illness |
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Diagnostic criteria for major depressive disorder (9) |
5+ for 2+ weeks: 1) Depressed mood 2) Loss of interest/pleasure 3) Appetite/weight change 4) Sleep disturbance 5) Psychomotor disturbance 6) Fatigue/low energy 7) Feelings of worthlessness/inappropriate guilt 8) Impaired ability to think or concentrate 9) Recurrent thoughts of death or suicide |
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3 most common primary care presenting symptoms for depression |
Fatigue Pain Sleep disturbance |
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Common concomitant conditions with depression (5) |
1) Cancer 2) Diabetes 3) Postpartum 4) Post-stroke 5) Post-myocardial infarction |
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High risk demographics for suicide (8) |
1) Male 2) White 3) Older 4) Living alone/unmarried/separated 5) Unemployed 6) Family hx 7) Recent loss 8) Poor health status or pain |
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Patient Hx risk factors for depression (3) |
1) Gender 2) Periods of significant depression in the past 3) Previous episodes of other psychiatric disorder(s) |
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Brief intervention steps for substance abuse (5 steps) |
1) Raise the subject 2) Provide feedback 3) Offer advice 4) Enhance motivation 5) Negotiate a plan |
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Four "A's" of schizophrenia |
Autism Ambivalence Associations Affect |
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DSM V definition of schizophrenia (Criterion A) |
2+ of the following for at least 1 month. At least one must be 1-3: 1) Delusions 2) Hallucinations 3) Disorganized speech 4) Grossly disorganized or catatonic behavior 5) Negative symptoms |
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DSM V definition of schizophrenia (additional components) |
B) Social & occupational dysfunction C) Signs of active psychosis for 1+ months persisting for 6+ months D) SAD and mood disorder excluded E) Substances and medical excluded F) Not PDD (autism) alone |
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Schizoaffective disorder criteria (4) |
A) Uninterrupted period of illness with a major mood episode concurrent with Criterion A of schizophrenia B) Delusions or hallucination sx for 2+ wks w/o major mood episode C) Sx that meet criteria for major mood disorder for the majority of illness D) Not attributable to substance or medical condition |
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Criteria for delusional disorder (5) |
A) 1+ delusions of 1+ months (can be bizarre) B) Criterion A for schizophrenia not met C) Functioning not greatly impaired or behavior odd or bizarre D) Brief manic or depressive episodes E) Not due to substance or medical condition |
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DSM V criteria for personality disorders |
Enduring pattern of inner experience & behavior that deviates markedly from the expectations for the individual's culture. Manifested in 2+ areas: 1) Cognition (ways of perceiving self, other people, events) 2) Affectivity (range, intensity, appropriateness of emotional response) 3) Interpersonal functioning 4) Impulse control Have to be pervasive, inflexible, maladaptive, early onset, egosyntonic. |
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Cluster A personality disorders |
Paranoid Schizoid Schizotypal |
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Cluster B personality disorders |
Antisocial Borderline Histrionic Narcissistic |
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Cluster C personality disorders |
Dependent Avoidant Obsessive compulsive |
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General areas of development affected by autism spectrum disorders (2) |
1) Social communication and interaction 2) Restrictive repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, or activities |
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Specific social interaction deficits in autism (3) |
1) Social-emotional reciprocity 2) Nonverbal communicative behaviors used for social interaction 3) Developing, maintaining, and understanding relationships |
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DDx of Autism (4) |
1) Hearing loss/congenital deafness 2) Childhood onset schizophrenia (very very rare) 3) Mixed receptive/expressive language disorder 4) Psychosocial deprivation |
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Oppositional defiant disorder vs. conduct disorder |
Oppositional is aimed at authority figures and tends to be less higher level aggression; conduct disorder violates other people's rights generally |
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DDx of conduct disorder (4) |
1) Oppositional defiant disorder 2) ADHD 3) Bipolar disorder 4) Depression |
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DDx of oppositional defiant disorder (3) |
1) Normal oppositional behavior (typically younger) 2) Conduct disorder 3) Mood disorder |
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Dx of Tourette's |
1) Both multiple motor and 1+ vocal tics have been present at some time during illness 2) Can wax/wane in frequency but persist for 1+ yrs 3) Onset before 18 yrs |
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Selective mutism clinical features (5) |
1) 1+ month (not first month of school) 2) Not attributable to a lack of knowledge of spoken language 3) Child speaks in some social situations but not others 4) May communicate with hand gestures 5) Different from normal shyness |
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DDx for social anxiety disorder (3) |
1) PTSD 2) OCD 3) Panic disorder |
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Diagnostic criteria for PTSD in children (over 6 yo) (5) |
1)Exposure to actual or threatened death, serious injury, or sexual violence 2) Intrusion sx: memories/dreams/flashbacks, repetitive play with themes of trauma 3) Persistent avoidance of stimuli associated with trauma 4) Negative alterations in cognition & mood 5) Altered arousal and reactivity |
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Clinical aspects of dementia (which is not, itself, a diagnosis) |
-- It's an acquired deficit in: • Memory and • Other mental fxns -- It's not acute. -- It impairs functioning (if no impairment of fxn, then it's mild cognitive impairment, not dementia). |
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Where the brain fails in AD and major cognitive deficits (4) |
It's largely posterior (listen to the lecture again; Shenker slide 27) 1) Retrieval 2) Language 3) Object recognition 4) Visiospatial processing |
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Questions about spirituality: FICA |
Faith (do you consider yourself spiritual?) Influence (Importance of beliefs in life, illness?) Community (Part of spiritual community?) Addressing spiritual concerns (Journal, referral?) |
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Medical mimics of psychiatric illness (3) |
1) Hypoglycemia 2) Hyper- or hypothyroidism 3) CNS trauma, bleed (such as chronic SDH) |
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Clinical profile of delirium (7) |
1) Acute onset and reversible 2) Impaired cognition and attention 3) Flucuating over days 4) Impaired judgment 5) Hallucinations 6) Mental confusion, incoherent thoughts 7) Restlessness |
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RULE of MI |
Resist the Righting Reflex Understand the patient's motivations Listen with empathy Empower the patient |