EOR - pysch Flashcards
Dx MDD
depressed mood/anhedonia w/ 5 associated symptoms almost every day for most days for @ least 2 wks. Symptoms cause clinical distress or impairment in social, occupational or other important area of fxn. Absence of mania or hypomania.
What is atypical depression? txt?
shares typical symptoms but pts experience mood reactivity (improved mood in response to positive events). Symptoms include significant weight gain/appetite increase, hypersomnia, heady/leaden feelings in arms/legs, oversensitive to personal rejection. Txt: MAO inhibitors.
melancholia affect on sleep?
(increased REM time and reduced sleep. May lead to early morning awakening or mood worse in AM).
what is catatonic depression?
motor immobility, stupor, extreme w/drawal.
Pharm txt options for MDD
SSRIs (first choice), SNRIs, bupropion + mirtazapine, TCAs and MAOIs 3rd line. Continued for minimum of 3-6wks to determine efficacy.
major depressive episode
2+weeks of major depressive symptoms.
manic episode
an emotional state characterized by a period of at least one week where an elevated, expansive, or unusually irritable mood. Feeling euphoric often w/ a directed goal. Can lead to serious consequences. Can have a break w/ reality - psychotic symptoms of delusions, hallucinations + paranoia. Can require hospitalization.
-Usually crash after the episode with depression… may take weeks to months to get out of depression. Between “phase” they are euthymic.
how many cycles per year is a typical manic episode?
2-3
hypomanic episode
at least four days of more mild mania, increased energy. Causes problems in life but not to the extent of mania + does not ever require hospitalization.
mixed episode
“manic or hypomanic episode w/ mixed features” - full criteria or manic or hypomanic episode + at least 3 depressive symptoms. (or >3 manic or hypomanic symptoms + depression)
medication options for bipolar I and II
mood stabilizers: LITHIUM!!! (also valproic acid aka depakote, carbamazepine aka tegretol)
2nd gen antipsychotics (olanzapine)
1st gen antipsychotics (haloperidol)
+ antiepileptics (quetiapine, lamotrigine aka lamictal), +benzos for agitation/pyschosis. +/- ECT, MAOIs, SSRIs, TCAs, but…. Antidepressants may precipitate mania!
how is biplar II different from bipolar I?
II: >1 hypomanic (rather than manic) episode + >1 major depressive episode. Mania or mixed are ABSENT. Does not include racing thoughts or excessive psychomotor agitation
Dx and treatment for cyclothymic d/o
Dx: recurrent hypomanic that don’t meet criteria for hypomania “cycling” w/ relatively mild depressive episodes (that dont meet MDD criteria). For at least 2 years (1 in kids). Symptom free periods dont last over 2 months at a time. No manic or mixed.
Txt: similar to bipolar I - mood stabilizers + neuroleptics.
Dx of adjustment d/o
Emotional or behavioral rxn to an IDENTIFIABLE stressor (job loss, physical illness, leaving home, divorce, etc) or an event that causes DISPROPORTIONATE response that would normally be expected w/in 3mo of stressor (does not include bereavement) + resolves w/in 6mo of stressor.
txt for adjustment d/o
psychotherapy
3 phases of schizophrenia
prodromal (or beginning), acute (or active - hallucinations, delusions, psychosis) and recovery (or residual -psychosis muted but some symptoms still present). These phases tend to occur in order and cycle throughout the course of the illness
timeline needed for Dx schizophrenia
> 6 months w/ 1month of acute symptoms along with functional decline. At least one symptom must be hallucination, delusion or disorganized speech. Must have >2 symptoms.
what are the 5 SSRIs?
citalopram, escitalopram, fluoxetine, fluvoxamine, paroxetine, sertraline
what are the MC ADRs of SSRIs and which ones have the highest likliehood?
insomnia (fluoxetine - prozac, sertraline-zoloft)
orthostatic hypotension - paroxetine (paxil)
GI issues - sertraline
weight gain - paroxetine
sexual dysfunction - ALL
what are two atypical antidepressant meds?
bupropion and mirtazipine
major ADR of bupropion?
insomnia/agitation (more w/ immediate release)
what are the major ADRs of mirtazapine?
drowsiness, weight gain
what are the 5 SNRI meds?
desvenlafaxine, venlafaxine
duloxetine
levomilnacipran, milnacipran,
what is the one ADR of SNRIs?
GI toxicity (upset)
which SNRI has signficiant sexual dysfxn as an ADR?
venlafaxine
what are the 4 serotonin modulators?
nefazodone, trazodone, vilazodone, vortioxetine
what are the ADRs of the serotonin modulators and which has the most significant?
drowsiness: trazodone (also nefazodone) orthostatic hypotension: trazodone (antidepressant dose > hypnotic dose) QT prolongation: trazodone GI tox: ALL (vilazodone is the WORST) sex dysfxn: vilazodone
tricyclic and tetracyclic antidepressants (TCAs) - what drugs are they?
amitryptyline, nortryptyline, protriptyline
imipramine, clomipramine, desipramine, trimipramine,
amoxapine, doxepin, maprotline
what are the major ADRs of TCAs?
LOTS! anti-cholinergic, drowsiness, orthostatic hypotension, QT prolongation, weight gain, sexual dysfxn
what are the MAOIs?
isocarboxazid, phenelzine, selegiline, tranylcypromine
what are the major ADRs of MAOIs?
sexual dysfunction, insomnia/agitation and orthostatic hypotension (all but selegiline)
txt for persistent depressive d/o
similar to depression - psychotherapy (1st line), SSRIs. Second line - SNRIs, TCAs, MAOIs.
schizophrenia positive vs negative symptoms
positive - hallucinations, delusions
negative -flat affect, social w/drawal, avolition (lack of motivation), lack of communication/reactivity, silent, poor eye contact.
explain the different delusions one can have. .. (persucatory, reference, control, grandiose, nihilism, erotomanic, jealousy, doubles)
Delusions: fixed belief held w/ strong conviction despite evidence of the contrary.
Persecutory: person or force is interfering w/ them, observing them or wishes to harm them
Reference: random events are direct at them
Control: agency is taking control of their thoughts/feelings/behavior
Grandiose: powers/abilities
Nihilism: futility of everything + catastrophic events
Erotomanic: believe another is in love w/ them
Jealousy: suspect unfaithfulism
Doubles: believes a family member or close friend had been replaced by clone.
what are characteristics associated with a better prognosis with schizophrenia?
Late onset Family history of mood disorder Good pre-morbid hostory Positive as opposed to negative symptoms Depression Clear precipitant
2nd vs 1st generation anti-psychotics for schizophrenia: MOA, drug names, best use
2nd generation (atypical/new) are 1st line- 5HT2A/D2 antagonists. (ex/ risperidone, olanzapine, quetiapine). Clozapine in refractory cases (if not improvement w/ others in 2-6 wks).
1st generation (old/typical) 2nd line - D2 antagonists. haloperidol + chlorpromazine. better for positive symptoms
define brief psychotic episode
> 1 psychotic symptom w/ onset and remission <1 month.
schizophreniform vs schizoaffective
Schizophreniform: meets criteria for schizophrenia but <6 mo duration.
Schizoaffective: schizophrenia + mood disturbance (major depressive or manic episode)
ADR 2nd vs 1st generation anti-psychotics
2nd- metabolic ADRs ( weight gain, etc)
1st - extrapyramidal ADRs (tardive dyskinesia)
define delusional d/o
> 1 delusion lasts >1mo w/out other pyschotic symptoms +/- nonbizarre (possible but highly unlikely i.e. being poisoned). Apart from the delusion, behavior is not obviously odd or bizarre + no significant impairment of fxn. Not explained by other d/o
Dx of somatic symptom d/o
> 2 means high likelihood of somatization disorder: SOS, dysmenorrhea, burning in sexual organ, lump in throat (dysphagia), amnesia, vomiting, painful extremities.
Disproportionate thoughts, feelings or behaviors related to the somatic symptoms, high anxiety about symptoms/health, excessive time/energy devoted to symptoms/health.
med txt for body dysmorphic d/o
SSRIs (fluoxetine), TCAs (clomipramine). Psychotherapy
txt for conversion d/o
psychotherapy - behavioral
characteristics of conversion d/o
episodic, may recur w/ stress.
Motor dysfxn: paralysis, aphonia, mutism, seizure, gait abnormality, tics, weakness, swallowing
Sensory dysfxn: blindness, anesthesia, paresthesias, visual changes, deafness
factitious d/o vs malingering
Factitious d/o : intentional falsification or exaggeration of S+S for “primary gain” (assuming the sick role to get sympathy). Inner need to be seen as ill/injured but NOT for concrete personal gain. DELIBERATELY fake their symptoms. +/- personality d/o
malingering:factitious d/o BUT motivation is SECONDARY GAIN (financial - insurance, money, lawsuits), food, shelter, avoiding prison/school
Dx illness anxiety d/o (hypochondriac) + timeline
: preoccupation w/ the fear or belief one has or will contract a serious, undiagnosed dz. (despite reassurance and medical workups showing no dz). Symptoms >6mo. Somatic symptoms usually NOT present.
DSM V for personality d/o (and criteria where it manifests)
An enduring pattern of inner experience and behavior that deviates markedly from the expectations of the individual’s culture. This pattern is manifested in two (or more) of the following areas:
•1. Cognition (ie, ways of perceiving and interpreting self, other people, and events)
•2. Affectivity (ie, the range, intensity, lability, and appropriateness of emotional response)
•3. Interpersonal functioning
•4. Impulse control
Cluster A personality d/o (what does it include, general txt)
social detachment w/ unusual behaviors; weird, odd, eccentric -thought disorder type
paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal
txt: pyschothereapy (1st), +/- short-term, low dose anti-pyschotics
paranoid vs schizoid vs schizotypal
paranoid - distrust/suspicion of others
schizoid - “loner/hermit”
schizotypal - “magical thinking” aka schizo w/out pyschosis
cluster B personality d/o (what does it include and general txt)
dramatic, emotional or erratic - anti-depressants
anti-social, borderline, histrionic, narcissistic
txt: psychotherapy +/- anti-depressants
borderline vs histrionic personality d/o
borderline: unstable, unpredictable mood/affect, self image/relationships. poor sense of self.
histrionic: overly emotional, dramatic, seductive. “Attention-seeking”.