diagnostic criteria timeframes

Question 1

schizophrenia

Answer 1

6 months

Question 2

Delusional disorder

Answer 2

1 month

Question 3

brief psychotic disorder

Answer 3

1 month

Question 4

Schizophreniform disorder

Answer 4

1-6 months

Question 5

ADHD

Answer 5

before 12 yrs

Question 6

Conduct

Answer 6

before 18

Question 7

antisocial

Answer 7

after 18

Question 8

bereavement

Answer 8

depression for less than 2 months, distress less than 6 months before intensity should decrease. Pathologic grief extends beyond these time periods, and is charachterized by inability to move on, trust others, and re-engage in life

Question 9

Cyclothymic disorder

Answer 9

dysthymia, hypomania, milder BP lasting at least 2 years

Question 10

Manic episode

Answer 10

3/7 criteria lasting at least one week

Question 11

Hypomanic episode

Answer 11

lasting at least 4 consecutive days

Question 12

MDD

Answer 12

5/9 criteria for at least 2 weeks

typically an episode self- resolves after 6-12 months

Question 13

Persistent depressive disorder (dysthymia)

Answer 13

persistent depression, mild, lasting at least 2 yrs in adults, at least 1 yr in children and adolescents, with less than 2 months of being asymptomatic

Question 14

Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder

Answer 14

irritable always, recurrent tantrums for at least a year, beginning before age 10, diagnosed between 6-18 years old.

Question 15

postpartum blues

Answer 15

less than 10 days

Question 16

postpartum depression

Answer 16

> 2 wks (typically to a year or more)

Question 17

MDD with peripartum depression

Answer 17

begins during pregnancy, or within 4 weeks of delivery. Time requirement is still 2 weeks just like with non-peripartum MDD

Question 18

Seasonal pattern MDD

Answer 18

> 2yrs, 2 major depressive episodes, no non-seasonal episodes of MDD during those 2 years

Question 19

Somatic symptom disorder

Answer 19

DSM5: one system affected, patient with excessive anxiety and worry for more than 6 months.