Mood Disorders and Psychoses Flashcards
What are the oral effects of mood disorders?
Dyaesthesias
Facial pain
Who is affected most by mood disorders?
Affects females over males 2-3:1
What is the prevalence of puerperal mood disorders (Post Natal Depression)?
0.5/1000 in one month
1/1000 in one year
What are common symptoms of depression?
Low mood
Reduced interest and motivation
Poor concentration
Appetite disturbance
Any form of anxiety
What are the different types of bipolar disorder?
Bipolar 1 - Mania
Bipolar 2 - Cyclothymia and Hypomania
What are the symptoms of mania and hypomania?
Increased productivity and feeling of wellbeing
Reduced need for sleep
Increase in reckless behaviour
Gradual reduction in social and occupational functioning
Followed by period of depression
How are mood disorders treated?
Psychological - cognitive behavioural therapy
Drug tx - antidepressant, mood stabilising
Physical - exercise, phototherapy
Which drugs are used in treating mood disorders?
Acute phase antidepressants - Trycyclic antidepressants (TCA), selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)
Mood stabilising drugs - lithium, carbamazepine
What are antidepressants used for?
Treating depression
Treating anxiety disorders
Pain relief
Helps psychological treatments
What are the side effects of tricyclic antidepressants?
Dry mouth
Sedation
Weight gain
Give examples of SSRIs and their side effects
Fluoxetine, paroxetine
Acute anxiety disorders
Sedation, dry mouth
GI upset
Give an example of MAOIs
Phenelzine
What drugs are used to treat bipolar?
Lithium - mood stabiliser
Carbamazepine - mood stabiliser
Antipsychotic medications to treat mania
Give examples of perceptual abnormalities
Manic depression
Schizophrenia
Korsakoff’s Psychosis - alcohol induced brain degeneration
What is schizophrenia?
Fundamental and characteristic distortions of thinking and perception
