Common Comorbidities Quiz Flashcards
Based on prevalence estimates, a person with schizophrenia spectrum disorder is most likely to be diagnosed with which comorbid diagnosis?
Bipolar Disorder
Substance Use Disorder
Major Depressive Disorder
Social Phobia
Substance Use Disorder
Which type of psychiatric comorbidity in patients with schizophrenia may be considered the “rule rather than the exception”?
Mania
Depression
Social Phobia
Substance abuse
Substance abuse
It has been suggested that patients with schizophrenia who exhibit symptoms of OCD reflect a special subtype of schizophrenia.
True False
True
The psychotic symptoms experienced by an individual diagnosed with schizophrenia spectrum disorder are mostly consistent across the course of the illness.
True False
False`
The strongest evidence in support of the hypothesis that anxiety disorders are part of one subtype of schizophrenia is derived from studies examining a comorbid diagnosis of:
PTSD
Panic Disorder
Social Phobia
OCD
OCD
Medical illness in the context of schizophrenia spectrum disorders is:
Primarily driven by poor health behaviors
Likely related to both antipsychotic medications and poor health behaviors
Primarily driven by the effects of antipsychotic medication
Not very common
Likely related to both antipsychotic medications and poor health behaviors
Medical comorbidities account for roughly ___% of premature deaths in individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia spectrum disorders.
60
25
90
50
60
The presence of comorbid psychiatric diagnoses in patients with schizophrenia are associated with all of the following except:
Increased risk for suicide
Worse long-term outcomes
Increased likelihood of psychotic relapse
Later age of onset of schizophrenia
Later age of onset of schizophrenia
The fact that there are many variations in the clinical presentation of patients with schizophrenia is technically referred to as:
Clinical variation
Clinical heterogeneity
Clinical homogeneity
Differential diagnosis
Clinical heterogeneity
The presence of comorbid diagnoses in individuals with schizophrenia spectrum disorders is often associated with medication non-compliance.
True False
True
