Elated mood Flashcards
hypomania
abnormal irritable/elevated mood persistent for at least 4 consecutive days plus >3
- increased activity
- increased talkativeness
- distractibility
- overfamiliarity
- decreased need for sleep
- increased sexual energy
- mild spending/recklessness
mania
abnormal persistently elevated/irritable mood for at least 1 week plus >3
- increased activity
- increased talkativeness
- distractibility
- inappropriate behaviour
- decreased need for sleep
- marked sexual behaviour
- flight of ideas
- grandiosity
- reckless behaviour
Bipolar I
mania + depression
Bipolar II
hypomania + depression
In Bipolar II, patient must have never/met criteria for mania
never met criteria for mania in bipolar II
which is more common, bipolar I or II
bipolar II
Bipolar III
bipolar hypomania after using antidepressants
what is bipolar affective disorder
> =2 episodes in which the patients mood and activity levels are significantly disturbed consisting of hypo/mania and depression on different occasions
1 episode of hypo/mania = bipolar, even if they havent been depressed yet, true or false
true
1st episode of hypo/mania on background of recurrent depression is still depression, true or false
FALSE
now becomes bipolar and no longer depression
onset of bipolar
late teens
comorbidities associated with bipolar disease
Schizophrenia anxiety disorders personality disorders eating disorders alcohol and drug misuse
