eating DO, epidimiology, non pharm treatments Flashcards
comorbid with anorexia. AND Prevelant in mothers of anorexia pts
OCD
hawthorne effect
observer effect
participants change behavior due to knowledge that they are being studied.
cluster analysis
breaks a large group into smaller groups (clusters) so that each individual cluster is more homogenous by some measure.
chronic ipecac use
ipecac is a rapidly acting emetic.
SEs of chronic use are: cardiomegaly, reduced EF, prolonged QT interval, arrhythmias, leukopenia, mitral insufficiency, tricuspid insufficiency, elevated liver enzymes.
halo effect
a researcher’s evaluation of a subject’s current performance is altered based on his or her opinion of the previous performance of the subject.
TMS may be good for this sx of schizophrenia
hallucinations
DSM5 anorexia
restricting calories
fear of gaining weight
disturbed by weight, self perception heavily influenced by weight, unable to recognize severity of low weight.
restricting type
binging eating/purging type
attributable risk
risk of exposed group minus non-exposed group (control grp)
ANOVA
compares means of multiple groups to determine if all are equal, thereby generalizing the two sample t-test to several groups.
will determine if there is a statistical difference between treatment arms.
student’s t test
compares the means of two independent sample populations
chi square test
used for frequency data
compares samples with non measurable nominal/categorical variables, as opposed to ordinal or interval measurements ie. zipcode
most effective tx for depression
ECT
sensitivity
liklihood of achieving a positive result when pt has disease of interest
true positives/ (true positives+ false negatives)
specificity
likelihood of a negative result when the patient does not have depression of the disease of interest.
true negative/ (true negatives + false positives)
criteria for admission with anorexia
<75% ideal body weight, refusal to eat, body fat < 10%, heart rate <50bpm daytime or <45bpm nighttime
systolic <80, orthostatic changes in pulse (increased >35 bmp), BP dec >10mmHg, hypothermia and arrythmia
FDA indication for vagus nerve stimulation
Refractory epilepsy
Treatment resistant depression in adults
cross sectional study
analyzes population at a single point in time to assess disease incidence and prevalence
ECT absolute contraindications
there are none