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1
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What are the three important aspects of psychiatric assessment?

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  • History
  • Mental State Examination
  • Risk Assessment
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What should be included in the history assessment?

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  • History of presenting complaint
  • Medical history
  • Medication history
  • Forensic History (any criminal issues)
  • Drug and alcohol
  • Family history
  • Past psych history
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Why is the past medical history important in a psych assessment?

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-To see if any medication or medical condition could be inducing psychosis

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What is covered in psychiatric assessment?

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  • Appearance
  • Behaviour
  • Speech
  • Mood
  • Cognition
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Why is risk assessment important?

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  • To see if patient is risk to themselves or others

- To determine what setting a patient should be treated in

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Why is diagnosis important?

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  • Clarification of treatment options
  • Understanding the problem/difficulty
  • Enable health promotion and disease prevention
  • Enables further research
  • Entitles access to health and social care services
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What are the potential social benefits?

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  • Social care package
  • Freedom pass
  • Free prescription
  • Housing aid
  • Help with CV/job-seeking
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What is the negative aspect of “labelling”?

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  • Stigma associated with psychiatric diagnosis (schizophrenia)
  • Diagnoses can change so might not seem consistent
  • Longer you know patient, more likely to get accurate diagnosis
  • Presentation of symptoms may change
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What is the positive aspect of “labelling”?

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  • Provide relief to patients

- “Finally know what’s wrong with me?”

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What is formulation?

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-A summary and interpretation of the presenting problem (based on assessment)

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What are the three Ps?

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  • Predisposing
  • Precipitating
  • Perpetuating
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What is meant by predisposing factors?

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-Factors that make an individual more vulnerable to a mental health issue

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What is meant by precipitating factors?

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-The factors that currently act as the trigger for their symptoms

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What is meant by perpetuating factors?

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-The factors that cause the problem to continue

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What are examples of biological predisposing factors?

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  • Genetic

- Chronic illness

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What are examples of psychological predisposing factors?

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  • Domestic violence

- Bereavement

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What are examples of social predisposing factors?

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-Low income

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What are examples of biological precipitating factors?

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-Accident

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What are examples of psychological precipitating factors?

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-Bereavement

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What are examples of social precipitating factors?

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  • War

- Bullying

21
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What are examples of biological perpetuating factors?

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-Substance use

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What are examples of psychological perpetuating factors?

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-Complex family dynamic

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What are examples of social perpetuating factors?

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  • Low simulation

- Limited access to meaningful activities

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What is the meaning of diagnosis?

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-The identification of a disease or other problems by means of its symptoms, signs and investigation results

25
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What is a diagnostic criteria?

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-An algorithm or a classification/ list of features required to demonstrate a specific diagnosis

26
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What is neuroses?

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-Usually the patient retains insight and orientation; they experience deep distress and may commit suicide

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What are examples of neuroses?

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-Depression, Anxiety, Mania, Obsessions and Compulsions

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What is the psychoses?

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-The patient is disorientated, deluded, and lacking in insight

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What are examples of psychoses?

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-Schizophrenia

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What are dementias?

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-Progressive deterioration with loss of recent memory and deterioration of a normal personality

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What is the current hierarchy of diagnostic psychiatry?

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1) Organic disorders
2) Psychotic disorders
3) Mood disorders
4) Anxiety disorders
5) Personality disorders

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What are examples of organic disorders?

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  • Disorders related to drug and alcohol misuse
  • Delerium
  • Dementia
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What are examples of mood disorders?

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  • Depression

- Bipolar affective disorder

34
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What are examples of aniexty disorders?

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  • Panic
  • Anxiety
  • PTSD
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What are examples of personality disorders?

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  • Dependent personality disorder

- Bipolar personality disorder

36
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What are the two current diagnostic systems?

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  • ICD 10/11

- DSM IV/V

37
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What happens after formulation?

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  • First: Consider which group of conditions it will fall in to (using diagnostic hierarchy)
  • Second: Consider which specific condition meets the DSM/ICD criteria
38
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What is a differential diagnosis?

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-A shortlist of diagnoses that could account for a symptom/set of symptoms, signs, and investigation results

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