mental disorder due to a somatic disease Flashcards
1
Q
when making the diagnosis what do you need to exclude
A
primary cause
substance induced
2
Q
examples of conditions that can cause a mental disorder
A
epilepsy, huntingtons hypo/hyperthyroidism malaria DKA, hypoglycaemia lupus brain tumour
3
Q
what is a primary mental disorder
A
one that cannot be explained by substances or by a somatic disease
4
Q
what is one of the main diagnostic features
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a temporal associated between the onset, exacerbation or remission of the somatic disease and that of the mental disorder e.g if you remove the tumour you remove depressive symptoms etc
5
Q
exceptions to the rule
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in the case of epilepsy the symptoms come after years oaf seizure sometimes
or in hungtidnons the depression comes way before the diagnosis
