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Question 1

In OCD, what type of CBT is particularly recommended?

Answer 1

exposure and response prevention

Question 2

What does NICE recommend for the management of OCD?

Answer 2

CBT + ERP

if severe - SSRI (e.g. sertraline)

Question 3

What scale can be used to assess OCD?

Answer 3

Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale

Question 4

What are the diagnostic criteria for PTSD? (x5)

Answer 4

1. traumatic event
2. re-experiencing
3. avoidance
4. increased arousal
5. negative alterations in mood/cognition

Question 5

Describe the management for PTSD, as recommended by NICE.

Answer 5

Trauma-focussed CBT
Eye movement desensitisation + reprocessing (EMDR)

if not - antidepressant (e.g. venlafaxine / SSRI)

Question 6

What is a normal score on the MMSE?

Answer 6

> 25 out of 30

Question 7

A team providing initial assessment of all secondary mental health referrals to identify individual need and the most appropriate service to meet that need. This team incorporates the Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment service.

Answer 7

Access team

Question 8

A team providing interventions for service users who have psychosis and complex needs.

Answer 8

Recovery team
(high intensity)

Question 9

A team providing interventions for service users who have psychosis and are stable but require some level of support.

Answer 9

Social inclusion team

low intensity

Question 10

A team providing interventions for service users with severe depression and anxiety-related disorders, including personality disorders and OCD.

Answer 10

Intensive Community Therapies Team

high intensity

Question 11

A team providing interventions for service users with mild to moderate anxiety and depression.

Answer 11

Community Therapies Team

low intensity