Elated Mood

Question 1

What is bipolar I?

Answer 1

met critera mania; although prev eps may ahve been hypoanic/ depressive

Question 2

What is bipolar II?

Answer 2

current or past hypomanic episode and current depressive episode

Question 3

What is bipolar affective disorder?

Answer 3

2 or more eps in which patients mood has hypomania/mania and depression

Question 4

What are repeated episodes of hypomania or mania only classfied as?

Answer 4

bipolar

Question 5

What does the first episode of (hypo)mania on recurrent depression mean?

Answer 5

bipolar disorder not depression

Question 6

What are the diagnostic criterai for a hypomanic episode?

Answer 6

elevated or irritable mood that is definitely abnormal for at least 4 days with at least 3 of the signs interfering with daily living

Question 7

What are the signs of a hypomanic ep?

Answer 7

increased activity; talkativess; sexual energy; difficulty concentrating; decreased need for sleep; mild spending sprees

Question 8

What are the criteria for a manic episode?

Answer 8

mood must be elevated, expansive or irritable and abnormal; at least 1 wek and 3 of the signs which interfere with daily living

Question 9

What are the signs of manic episode?

Answer 9

increased activity; talkativeness; flight of ideas or racing; loss of normal social inhibitinos; decreased need for sleep; grandiosity; distractibibilty; reckless behaiours; increased sexual energy

Question 10

What are the most common psychoses with mania?

Answer 10

grandiose; sel-referential; erotic or persecutory

Question 11

When is the onset of bipolar affective disorser?

Answer 11

late teens or early 20s

Question 12

What is onset of BPAD over 60 associated with?

Answer 12

treatment-resistance; progressive decline in function and an underlying organic cause