Psychiatry Flashcards
types of organic psychiatry disorders?
dementia
delerium
types of anxiety psychiatry disorders?
OCD, panic
types of affective psychiatry disorders?
disorder
bipolar
what is dementia?
poor memory and disorientation
persistent and progressive
what act is in place to protect patients with conditions such as dementia?
adults with incapacity act 2000
drug and alcohol misuse have high levels of co morbidity with what?
other psychiatric disorders
what is schizophrenia?
fundamental and characteristic distortions of thinking and perception
delusions, auditory hallucinations, thought disorders
what can schizophrenia cause cumulative chronic deficits in?
motivational and social situations
1% prevalence
when is schizophrenia likely to be diagnosed and how is it treated?
early adulthood
antipsychotic drugs
problems the dentist may face with a schizophrenic patient?
psychotic beliefs
reduced motivation = reduced OH
high smoking rates
antipsychotic drugs = anticholinergic drugs cause hyposalivation
what is depression?
low mood reduced interest sleep and appetite disturbance tired no confidence recurrent suicidal thoughts
what type of disorder is depression?
recurrent disorder
any age
2-3 : 1 female : male
how to treat depression?
antidepressants and psychological treatment
what is mania?
elevated mood/distractable/irritable/increased energy/reduced sleep/loss of judgement/delusions and hallucinations/lack of insight
what is bipolar?
affective disorder
recurrent episodes of depression/mania
varies in severity of episodes
1-3% prevalence
what is generalised anxiety?
anxiety in many/all situations
what is panic?
unpredictable extreme anxiety
what is phobic?
intense anxiety in specific situations
what is somatoforom disorder?
repeated physical situations and presistent requests for investigations with negative findings
orally, what might self induced vomitting cause?
acid erosion caries cheilosis parotid enlargement palate reddening submandibular lymph
what are personality disorders?
behaviour is harmful to self/otthers - dissocial/emotionally unstable
what is munchauseus?
create or exaggerate symptoms
what act covers psychiatric disorders in scotland?
mental health care and treatment act 2003
what does the adults with incapacity act 2000 do?
for those unable to give informed consent
certificate of incapacity
doesnt allow tx against will
what is a PHQ 9?
tick box to determine level of depression
what is the hospital anxiety and depression scale?
14 items
rates depression level
