Neuro week: introduction to psychiatry Flashcards
1
Q
What are the 3 D’s to look out for in old person mental health
A
- dementia
- depression
- delirium
2
Q
What important things to ask in social history
A
- developmental history (obstetric complications, school, childhood, life at home)
- current social history
- substance abuse
- forensic history (ever gotten into trouble with police)
- how they would have described themselves before symptoms started
3
Q
What to note in mental state examination
A
- appearance
- behaviour
- speech
- mood
- thought (eg preoccupations, suicide)
- perception (presence of illusions or hallucinations)
- cognition
- insight of current illness/ situation
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4
Q
Difference between illusions and hallucinations
A
Illusions: misperception of stimulus
Hallucination: no stimulus
