Diagnoses - Depression Flashcards
In learned helplessness model, the behavioral deficits in animals exposed to uncontrollable stress is reversed by? (5x)
ANTIDEPRESSANTS
65y/o had MDD but was treated w/ CBT to remission. Usually has 1 glass of wine w/ dinner. Same level of drinking for many years. Family h/o dementia in both parents. Advice? (3x)
CONTINUE THE ALCOHOL AS LONG AS THE PATTERN OF USE DOES NOT CHANGE
Which d/o is treated w/ light therapy? (3x)
SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER
21 y/o F hospitalized for excessive bleeding following elective first trimester abortion. Pt reports having anxiety about bleeding, but is relieved about abortion. Pt reports that baby’s father is abusive but does not want to leave him. What is the strongest predictor of depression? (3x)
HX OF PRE-PREGNANCY DEPRESSION
WHO study in 1990, what is the 2nd worldwide leading source of years of healthy life lost to premature death/disability (#1 is ischemic heart disease): (x2)
UNIPOLAR MAJOR DEPRESSION
79y/o asks for eval for STD. Upset and guilty about an affair. Spouse says affair happened many years ago. Pt is sad but not confused. Dx? (2x)
MAJOR DEPRESSION WITH PSYCHOSIS
Which depressive symptom is a melancholic feature specifier in DSM-IV? (2x)
LACK OF PLEASURE
60 y/o w/ depressive syndrome has memory problems. Incorrect on date, messes up serial sevens, spells backwards, but slowly. After 4 wks of trazodone, both mood and cognition are improved. Dx? (2x)
PSEUDODEMENTIA
Depression increases risk of mortality from what disease? (2x)
ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE
50 y/o PT w/ depression believes that he is responsible for the destruction of the world. This is an example of: (2x)
MOOD-CONGRUENT DELUSION
Depression, according to Beck’s model is a manifestation of: (2x)
DISTORTED NEGATIVE THOUGHTS (COGNITIVE DISTORTIONS)
Which of the following characteristics is considered particularly likely to be found in patients with MDD with atypical features? (2x)
INTERPERSONAL REJECTION SENSITIVITY
34 y/o F presents “unable to reach her potential” w mood switches frequently (day to day, sometimes within one day) from mildly to moderately. Depressed to happy in the morning. No episodes meeting criteria for mania. Hx suggests most likely Dx? (2x)
CYCLOTHYMIC DISORDER
Melancholia is characterized as (2x):
ANHEDONIA
Patient with depression on admission. Which risk factor suggests need for maintenance psychotherapy? (2X)
3 OR MORE EPISODES OF DEPRESSION IN A LIFETIME
In cancer patients, what should you use to treat sub-threshold depression sx?
START AN SSRI
Screening tool/list for depression in primary care setting?
PHQ (patient health questionnaire)
Average # of yrs from start of mood d/o to dx?
6-8YRS
Finding from studies of neuroimmune mechanisms of depression
PRO-INFLAMMATORY CYTOKINES ARE OFTEN ELEVATED
Symptoms that may dominate picture of mood disorders w catatonia?
EXCESSIVE PURPOSELESS MOTOR ACTIVITY NOT INFLUENCED BY EXTERNAL STIMULI
35 year old woman reports history of recurrent depression always beginning in fall/early winter and remit by spring. She is trying to become pregnant, what’s best tx?
LIGHT THERAPY
40 y/o eats and sleeps too much, craves sweets, poor concentration, irritable, constant conflicts with husband. States “I always feel better in spring.” What is the treatment?
PHOTOTHERAPY
Clinical circumstance that best warrants consideration of psychotherapy as the sole treatment for mild to moderate depression:
PREGNANCY, LACTATION, OR WISH TO BECOME PREGNANT
Which is NOT common in patients >65: depression, cog d/o, phobias, ETOH d/o, psychotic d/o
PSYCHOTIC D/O