(A) Bipolar Disorder- Sutherland Flashcards
What is the only thing necessary for diagnosis of Bipolar 1?
HISTORY OF DISTINICT MANIC EPISODE Plus: Grandiosity Decreased Sleep need Pressured Speech Flight of ideas Distractibility
What is the only thing necessary for diagnosis of Bipolar 1?
HISTORY OF MANIC EPISODE Plus: Grandiosity Decreased Sleep need Pressured Speech Flight of ideas Distractibility
Most common characteristic of Bipolar 1?
GRANDIOSITY
Decreased sleep need
Pressured speech
Difference between bipolar 1 and 2?
1: history of manic episode
2: usually seen be pt as positive experience, more sociable, productive, etc.
2 does not meet full mania criteria, or does not meet impairment in normal function criterion
Difference between bipolar 1 and 2?
1: history of manic episode
2: usually seen be pt as positive experience, more sociable, productive, etc.
2 does not meet full mania criteria, or does not meet impairment in normal function criterion
What would you use to treat or prevent mania?
Mood stabilizers
Lithium
Divaloproex
Carbamazepine (anti-seizure)
What would you use to treat or prevent depression?
SSRIS
Can use along if DO NOT have a history of mania, if they do have history of mania must also be anti-mania medication
What would you use to treat or prevent mania?
Mood stabilizers
Lithium
Divaloproex
Valproate
Carbamazepine (anti-seizure)
What would you use to treat or prevent depression?
SSRIS
Can use along if DO NOT have a history of mania, if they do have history of mania must also be anti-mania medication
Does bipolar have a large genetic component?
YES! 80% twin-twin study
How long does an episode have to be in order to be considered a manic episode?
1 week, present most of the day nearly every day
How long does an episode have to be in order to be considered a hypomanic episode?
at least 4 consecutive days and present most of the day, nearly everyday
Common morbidity with Bipolar?
Anxiety
Common morbidity with Bipolar?
Anxiety
Neuroantaomy of biopolar disorder?
mania- deactivation in the inferior frontal cortex or ventrolateral prefrontal cortex
Limbic hyperactivity