CAMHS Flashcards
Name some risk factors for ASD?
Valproate exposure in pregnancy
FHx - 8x if sibling, 2x if cousin
Older maternal age
Born prematurely or with low birth weight
What are the most common types of child abuse?
- Neglect
- Physical abuse and non-accidental injury
- Emotional abuse
- Sexual abuse
- Fabricated or induced illness
n.b.
- 20% who abused were abused as children
- boys more likely to experience physical abuse
- girls more likely to experience sexual abise
- men more likely to be perpetrators of sexual abuse
- female perpetrators more associated with neglect and medical neglect
75% of perpetrators of childhood abuse are female
Define encoparesis
Passage of stools in inappropriate places beyond the age of 4 - for at least three months and must happen at least once a month
Can be primary - never toilet trained
Or secondary - toilet trained
Can be non-retentive or retentive (overflow)
Outline the structure of the WISC
For children aged 6 - 17 years
Performance IQ
- Block design
- Picture completion
- Picture assembly
- Object assembly
- Coding
(supplementary - mazes and symbol search)
Verbal IQ
- Vocabulary
- Information
- Arithmetic
- Similarities
- Comprehension
(supplementary - digit span)
What percentage of those with conduct disorder going onto develop anti-social PD as adults?
50%
NICE guidelines state for chronic fatigue syndrome symptoms have to persist for?
3 months
Describe the diagnostic criteria for tourette’s?
- Multiple motor tics and at least one verbal tic for 12 months
- Mean age of onset is 7 years but can range from 2 - 21 years
Treatment:
- Habit reversal training
- Comprehensive behavioural intervention for tourette’s
- ERP
- Self-hypnosis
Name some features of childhood/adolescent onset bipolar disorder that may differentiate it to the adult condition?
Manic episodes may have atypical/mixed features
May be more chronic non-episodic patter/chronic OR ultra-rapid cycling
n.b for childhood onset M > F whereas for adolescents M = F. The treatment is the same as the adult condition
What percentage of individuals with ASD have mild - moderate ID?
New study suggests 33%
SPMM says 70 - 80%
Name some maternal risk factors for ADHD in children
Substance misuse (tobacco / alcohol)
Prematurity
Head injury
What is the most common method of suicide in adolescents?
Hanging
What percentages of teenagers in the UK report suicidal ideation in a year?
15%
What is the most common co-morbidity with children and young people with Bipolar Disorder?
ADHD - 53%
ODD - 43%
Anxiety disorder - 23%
For children and young people with oppositional defiance disorder where are symptoms invariably present?
At home
- often in many environments but for some symptoms may not be present in company of other adults or peers
How often do most newborns sleep for in a day?
14 - 17 hours (from 0 - 3 months)
Low CSF serotonin (5-HIAA) is associated with what in children/young people?
Aggressive behaviour