Abnormal Mood - Elated Flashcards
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What is bipolar affective disorder?
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Characterised by 2 or more episodes in which mood and activity levels are disturbed - disturbance consisting of hypo mania/mania/depression.
Repeated episodes hypo mania or mania-> bipolar
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Hypo mania?
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Mood elevated or irritable (abnormal) and sustained for at least 4 days At least 3 signs must be present: Increased activity Increased talkativeness Difficulty concentrating Less sleep Increased sexual energy Spending sprees/reckless behaviour
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Manic episode?
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Mood elevated and defo abnormal - sustained for at least a week At least 3 signs present: Increased activity Increased talkativeness Flight of ideas Socially inappropriate Less sleep Inflated self esteem and grandiosity Increased distractibility Reckless behaviours Marked sexual energy
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Q
Onset of bipolar disorder?
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Late teens, early twenties
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Q
Co morbidity with bipolar
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Anxiety disorders - panic disorder, GAD, OCD Alcohol and drug misuse Personality disorders Eating disorders Schizoaffective disorder Schizophrenia
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Q
Predictors of poor outcome in bipolar
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Early onset Low social class Long duration of illness Rapid mood fluctuations Mixed personalities Psychosis Comorbid disorders Family psychopathology
