Mental health Flashcards
Positive symptoms of psychosis
Hallucination
Delusions
Thought disorders
Negative symptoms of psychosis
Poverty of speech
Lack of drive/ anhedonia
Social withdrawal
Risk factors for psychosis
Family history
Early adverse life experiences
Drugs, alcohol
Lack of sleep, stress
Medications (steroids)
Organic causes of psychosis
Drug reaction
infection
Neurological disease
Metabolic disease
People with serious mental illness have to have ______ due to shorter life expectancy
Annual checks
- Life expectancy is 10-15 years shorter.
PTSD screening questions
Over the last month have you:
Nightmares
- Had nightmares about the event(s) or thought about the event(s) when you did not want to?
Overthinking
- Tried hard not to think about the event(s) or went out of your way to avoid situations that reminded you of the event(s)?
On edge
- Been constantly on guard, watchful, or easily startled?
Feeling numb
- Felt numb or detached from people, activities, or your surroundings?
Guilt/blame
- Felt guilty or unable to stop blaming yourself or others for the event(s) or any problems the event(s) may have caused?
Sleep hygiene advice for insomnia
Exercise earlier in the day
Fixed time for going to bed and waking up
Restful activity 30mins before bed
Sleep in quiet, dark, cool room
Avoid: caffeine, nicotine, alcohol from late afternoon
Only use bedroom for sleep/ sex
Don’t nap during the day
Sleep hygiene advice for insomnia
Exercise earlier in the day
Fixed time for going to bed and waking up
Restful activity 30mins before bed
Sleep in quiet, dark, cool room
Avoid: caffeine, nicotine, alcohol from late afternoon
Only use bedroom for sleep/ sex
Don’t nap during the day
Z drugs are indicated for insomnia when…
There is daytime impairment
OTC medication for insomnia
Nytol
Medications for insomnia
Z drugs= zopiclone
Antihistamine
- Promethazine
Tricyclic
- Amitriptyline
organic causes of low mood
Poor sleep/ tired
Weight gain
Previous thyroid treatment
_____ is used as a depression screening tool
PHQ-9 questionnaire
______ should be carried out before starting SSRIs if there is a history of cardiac conditions
ECG
Anti-depressants take ______ to start seeing effects
10-21 days
