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psychological presentation depression
- low mood
- anxiety
- perplexity
- anhedonia
- agitation
- retardation
presentation of changes in thought content associated with depression
disproportionate guilt hopelessness worthlessness ideas of reference delusions and hallucinations If severe
anhedonia
inability to derive joy from previously enjoyable activities
delusion
fixed false belief out of cultural norms
extraordinary conviction
abnormal beliefs component MSE
- pre-occupations
- over-valued ideas
- delusional beliefs
physical presentation dementia
- neglect
- weight change
- fatigue
- reduced libido
- constipation
- pain
examples neuroticness
- hypochondriasis
- agoraphobia
- obsessions and compulsions
- panic attacks
component ‘abnormal thought’ MSE
- phobias
- obsessions
- flight of ideas
- formal thought disorder
define mood disorders
disorders of mental status and function where altered mood is the core feature
first and second line ADHD management
atomoxetine
methylphenidate
anxiety
unpleasant emotion in which thoughts of apprehension or fear predominate
causes of delirium
- drugs
- alcohol
- infection
- pain
- metabolic
- withdrawal
- vit deficiencies
- endocrinopathies
- neurological
- toxins and industrial exposure
describe speech component MSE
- spontaneity
- volume
- rate
- rhythm
- tone
- dysarthria
- dysphasia
types of cluster C PDs
- OCD
- avoidant PD
- dependant PD
types of cluster B PDs
- histrionic PD
- narcissistic PD
- borderline PD
- antisocial PD