DSM5 - Psych

Question 1

DSM 5 criteria for Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Answer 1

> 6 mo
Of 3+ of the following:
- Restlessness
- Irritability
- Muscle tension
- Sleep disturbance (S)
- Fatigue (E)
- Difficulty Concentrating (C)

Question 2

DSM 5 criteria for Narcolepsy

Answer 2

Recurrent lapses into sleep or naps.
> 3 times per week for 3 months
AND
At least 1 of the following:
- Cataplexy (loss of muscle tone upon strong emotion)
- CSF has low hypocretin-1
- Shortened REM sleep latency

Question 3

DSM 5 criteria for Schizoaffective Disorder

Answer 3

• Depressive or manic episodes occur throughout illness
• However there must be a history of > 2 weeks of delusions or hallucinations by themselves, in the absence of mood episodes (depression/mania)