Bipolar clinical Flashcards
1
Q
what medications can cause bipolar
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steroids
illicit drugs
anti-depressants
2
Q
other conditions causing bipolar
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infection stroke neoplasm epilepsy MS hyperthyroid
3
Q
time frame for mania
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lasts 1+ week
4
Q
time frame for hypomania
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4 days
5
Q
3 defining factors of mania compared to hypomania
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flight of ideas
loss of normal social inhibitions
inflated self-esteem/grandiosity
6
Q
other symptoms that may be present in mania/hypomania
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increased activity/restlessness increased talkativeness decreased need for sleep distractibility reckless behaviour marked sexual energy
7
Q
what is usually present in mania but not in hypomania
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psychotic symptoms - delusions/hallucinations
8
Q
DSM bipolar 1 criteria
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manic and depressed episodes
bipolar affective disorder in ICD-10
9
Q
DSM bipolar 2 criteria
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only ever hypomanic and depressed
10
Q
what is ‘bipolar’
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mania/hypomania without depression
11
Q
risk factors for bipolar
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late teens/early 20s
FHx (early onset)
12
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associated conditions
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anxiety disorders alcohol and drug misuse personality disorders eating disorders schizoffective disorders schizophrenia
