Case Files 1 Flashcards
% of people with ID that have another psychiatric disorder
30-40%
Fragile x mutation
Xq27.3
What kind of ID can hold a job
Only mild
When must ID be diagnosed
Onset must be before age of 18
Medical conditions that cause pain can cause what in severe ID
Aggressive or self-destructive behavior in an individual with limited means of communicating
MCC of ID
Idiopathic or unknown
Characteristic of impairment associated with ID
Global and fairly consistent across all areas of function
ASD key features
- Difficulty with social reciprocity
- Poor peer interaction
- Poor language development
- Repetitive and odd play
What is Rhett disorder
Progressive encephalopathy, loss of speech, gait problems, microcephaly, and poor social interaction only seen in women who were normal in infancy
Autism MRI
Increased cortical thickness
What separates ASD from ID
ID children generally do not exhibit restricted activities and interests or impairments in communication and social skills
What drug may help with irritability symptoms of ASD
Aripipazole
Focus on one certain kind of toy works with what part of ASD
Stereotyped behavior
Best predictor of future outcome in ASD
Language development
First line ADHD drug in families with a hx of substance abuse
Atomexetine (SNe transporter inhibitor)
also 24 hour half life
3 major things for ADHD
Distractibility, hyperactivity, impulsivity
ADHD timing
Symptoms for at least 6 months
Begin before age 12
Be observed in more than one setting
What should be ruled out in a child with hyperactivity
Lead poisoning
Stimulants to treat ADHD can lead to development of
Tics
Imipramine AE
QT prolongation
How long to have Tics to dx Tourettes
At least 1 year
need multiple motor and vocal
Only FDA approved Tourettes drugs
Haloperidol and Pimozide
not most often used though
What are athetoid movements
Slow, irregular, writhing movements
What is coprolalia
Vocal tic involving involuntary vocalization of obscenities
What are hemiballistic movements
Intermittent, coarse, large-amplitude unilateral movements of the limbs
Best non-drug therapy for TD
Habit reversal training
Drugs for ADHD/Tourette’s combo
Clonidine (alpha 2 agonist)
What other disorder is very common in Tourettes families
OCD
Tics worse in winter and early spring months could be
PANDAS (group A strep)
Key to schizoaffective disorder dx
Psychotic episodes occur during the mood episodes, but the mood symptoms do not always occur during the psychosis
What is Anergia
Lack of energy
What is anhedonia
lack of interest in one’s usually pleasure seeking activities
Schizoaffective disorder dx criteria
Must meed criteria for a major mood episode for the majority of the illness and have delusions or hallucination for 2 or more weeks in the absence of a major mood episode
(sometimes present with just psychosis and other times present with mood and psychosis)
Tx for Schizoaffective and manic? schizoaffective and mood?
S and Manic: Mood stabilizer and antipsychotic
S and Mood: Antipsychotic alone
What is catatonia
Three or more of stupor, catalepsy, waxy flexibility, mutism, negativism, posturing, grimacing, and friends
What are ideas of reference
Thinking something is meaningful to you and a message “like where a care is parked”
Schizophrenia timing
6 months and at least 1 month of active phase symptoms including delusions, hallucinations, or disorganized speech
Delusional disorder timing
One month of delusions with no other psychotic sypmtoms
What sets apart schizophrenia from other psychiatric disorders
Negative symptoms causing extreme social dysfunction
Brief psychotic disorder timing
1 day to 1 month
Schizophreniform disorder timing
1-6 months
Mood disorder with psychotic features
Psychosis occurs only in the context of mood symptoms
Most AE from what 2nd gen antipsychotics
Clozapine and olanzapine
Lest AE with what 2nd gen antipsychotics
Ziprasidone and ariprazole