Mood Disorders Flashcards

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Major Depressive Disorder

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Depressed for 2 wks
Impaired social/occupational functioning
No manic behavior hx
Not attributed to drugs or medical condition
5 or more diagnostics
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Depression Criteria

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Depressed
Weight gain/loss
insomnia/hyperinsomnia
Psychomotor agitation/retardation
Fatigue
Worthless, guilt
Low concentration
Recurrent SI/death thoughts
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Depression Tools

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MSE
Beck Depression Inventory
Patient Health Questionaire-9
Suicide Assessment

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Depression Biologic

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NE and serotonin

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Caring for Depressed Patients

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  • patience and express belief
  • avoid overaggressive or lighthearted actions
  • step by step reminders
  • time with (even in silence
  • self care
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Kindling

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Sensitization

  • less stimuli to produce equal response
  • more susceptible to recurrence
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Persistent Depressive Disorder

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Milder than major depressive

-chronically depressed mood for most of days, for more days than not, for 2 yrs

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Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder

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5 symptoms 1 wk before menses

  • improve within a few days after menses onset
  • minimal/absent week postmenses
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Premenstrual Criteria

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  • mood swings
  • irritability, anger, conflicts
  • marked anxiety, tension
  • anhedonia: can’t feel pleasure
  • difficulty w/ concentration
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Premenstrual Criteria

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  • mood swings
  • irritability, anger, conflicts
  • marked anxiety, tension
  • anhedonia: can’t feel pressure
  • difficulty w/ concentration
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Seasonal Affective Disorder

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  • shortened daylight
  • abnormal melatonin
  • recurring
  • lethargy, irritability, depressed, increased appetite
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Postpartum

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  • Blues: brief, 1-4 days, tx: reassurance/support
  • depression: 2 wks-12 mos
  • psychosis: 2-3 days
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Persistent Complex Bereavement Disorder

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grief beyond 12 mos

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Disenfranchised Grief

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“not congruent with socially recognized relationship”

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Grief

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  • insomnia, poor appetite, depressed

- gradually gets better

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Psychopharm Depression

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  • take 1-3 wks to work
  • 3 mos to determine if effective
  • stay on 6-9 mos
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Post Treatment in ECT

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  • recovery monitoring
  • frequent reassurance/reorientation
  • criteria for discharge
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ECT Potential SE

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  • headache
  • muscle soreness
  • nausea
  • confusion, memory loss
19
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Light Therapy

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decrease melatonin

For SAD

20
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St. John’s Wort

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Homeopathic

-for mild depression

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Holistic Nursing Care

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  • Regulate: sleeping, eating, exercise, etc
  • reframe: unhealthy beliefs
  • health teaching/education
  • spiritual
  • family, comorbidity
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Bipolar

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2 million americans

  • RF: female, family hx
  • mood swings
  • may or may not have hallucinations/delusions
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Bipolar 1

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1 or more episodes of major depression + 1 or more periods of mania

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Bipolar 2

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1 or more periods of major depression + periods of hypomania

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Cyclothymia

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chronic (at least 2 yrs)

-recurrent sx of hypomania alternating with dysthmic depression

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Bipolar DSM Criteria

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4 days for hypomania
1 week for mania
-hypomania: change in functioning
-mania: impairment in functioning

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Mania DSM-IV Criteria

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3 or more:

  • increased self-esteem
  • decreased need for sleep
  • increased, pressured speech
  • flight of ideas, racing thoughts
  • destractibility
  • increased activity, agitation
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Manic interventions

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  • risk for injury
  • need consistency, limit setting
  • remain neutral
  • high calorie fluids/foods frequently
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Suicide Assessment

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  • thoughts/attempts
  • feelings on failing
  • frequency/duration
  • controllability
  • deterrents, reasons
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Risk Factors for Suicide

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Sex
Age
Depression

Previous attempts
ETOH
Rational thinking loss
Social support lacking
Organized plan
No spouse
Sickness
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HIPPA Suicide

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HIPPA permits a clinician to make contact with friends, family, outpatient treatment providers without consent

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Suicide Safety Plan

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  1. List your specific warning signs:
  2. Personal coping strategies to calm and comfort:
  3. Reasons for living:
  4. Activities for distraction:
  5. Professional contacts with phone numbers:
  6. Steps to make environment safe:
  7. Where to go if still needing help