OnlineMedEd: Psychiatry - PTSD

Question 1

If an event is severe enough, then you can get PTSD just from ________________.

Answer 1

hearing about it or seeing it on the news

Question 2

What kinds of events can cause PTSD?

Answer 2

• Watching someone die
• Having your own life threatened
• Abuse
• Rape/sexual assault
• Combat

Question 3

What categories of symptoms are present in PTSD?

Answer 3

• Intrusive thoughts, nightmares, or flashbacks
• Mood changes (usually depression)
• Avoidance
• Arousal

Question 4

_____________ psychotherapy is the most successful in PTSD.

Answer 4

Group therapy

Question 5

Which medicines are used to treat PTSD?

Answer 5

SSRIs and SNRIs

Note: benzodiazepines are contraindicated due to the prevalence of substance abuse in those with PTSD.

Question 6

What are RAD and DSED?

Answer 6

• Reactive attachment disorder

* Disinhibited social engagement disorder

Question 7

The basic pathology in reactive attachment disorder is _______________.

Answer 7

abuse in infancy leads to failure to form social bonds

Question 8

What age criteria do RAD and DSED have?

Answer 8

These disorders must be diagnosed in kids younger than 5.

Question 9

How are RAD and DSED treated?

Answer 9

There isn’t much to do for the kid, so treatment is targeted at the parents.

Question 10

Give the diagnostic criteria for adjustment disorder.

Answer 10

• Life event that is not life-threatening (which would be PTSD) or the death of a loved one (which would be bereavement)
• Mood symptoms that do not qualify for another diagnosis
• Mood symptoms began within three months of the stressor and do not last longer than six months after the stressor