Mental Illness Flashcards

1
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Pts taking atypical antipsychotics should be screened EVERY MONTH for first three months then every 3-6 months for:

A

Weight BMI

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2
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Patients on atypical antipsychotics should be screened EVERY 3 to 6 months for:

A

Lipid and A1C or FBG

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3
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What percentage of people with D display depressive sx?

How much higher than general population?

A

30%= double thise without a chronic illness!!!

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4
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Depression increases the risk for development of diabetes by what percent?

What aboit Ptsd?

A

40- 60!!!

40 % increased risk of developing D

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5
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what two psychiatric diseases are independent risk factors for diabetes?
Also these two are _____x higher prevelance metabolic syndrome

A

bipolar
schizophrenia

prevalence of metabolic syndrome was ~2x that of gen pop

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6
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Do patients with depression appear to have a higher risk of cardiovascular mortality?

A

YES

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7
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what are risk factors for developing depression in individuals with diabetes?

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  • Female gender
  • Adolescents/young adults and older adults
  • Poverty
  • Few social supports
  • Stressful life events
  • Poor glycemic control, particularly with recurrent hypoglycemia
  • Longer duration of diabetes
  • Presence of long-term complications
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8
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what are risk factors for developing diabetes in patients with depression?
2

A
  • Physical inactivity and obesity, which leads to insulin resistance
  • Psychological stress, leading to chronic hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal activation with cortisol release, which can increase blood glucose levels
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9
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What type of diabetic patient is at high risk of developing an eating disorder?
AND how many times highet than the geberal population?

A

Adolescents with type 1 diabetes
10% of t1dm girls dx
2x risk vs non-DM gen pop

-increased prevalence of these disorders and features that are specific to diabetes such as deliberate insulin omission or under dosing (diabulimia)

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10
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What is night eating syndrome and which kind of diabetic patient is it usually found in?

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  • type 2 diabetes with depressive symptoms
  • characterized by the consumption of >25% of daily caloric intake after the evening meal and waking at night to eat, on average, at least 3 times per week
    =result in weight gain, poor glycemic control and an increased number of diabetic complications
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11
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Are people with diabtes and depression at higher risk of all cause mortality?

A

Yes

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12
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What is psychological insulin resistance?

A

A strong negative reaponse to the recommendatiin from HCP that a person may benefit from adding insulin

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13
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Diabetes distress. Name some risk factors.

A
Female 
Younger
Lower education
Living alone 
Higher BMI
Lower perceived self efficacy
Lower perceived provider support
Poorer quality diet   
Greater number of complications 
Greater perceived impact of glycemic excoursions.
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14
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What scores on GAD7 and PHQ9 have been associated with increased D complications? Same for both

A

> = 10

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15
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Persons on psych meda shouls be monitored every 3 months for what parameters? Five

A
Weight BMI
WC
BP
A1C +\- FBG
Alcohol, tobacco, drug use
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16
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Antipsychotics increase which two parameters kf the lipid profile

A

TG

Total

17
Q

Which patinets should be reffered to specialized mental health professionals?

A

Significant distress related to D
Persistent fear of hypo
Psychological insulin resistance
Psychiatric disorders