Psychiatry And Addiction

Question 1

Name 5 anxiety disorders

Answer 1

1. Generalised anxiety disorder
2. Specific phobias
3. OCD
4. PTSD
5. Panic attacks/panic disorder

Question 2

What are the core symptoms of depression?

Answer 2

• depressed mood
• loss of interest/enjoyment
• fatigue

Question 3

What are the main groups of medication used to treat bipolar disorder?

Answer 3

• mood stabilisers
• antipsychotics
• antidepressants

Question 4

Define, the inability to distinguish between internal world and external reality.

Answer 4

Psychosis

Question 5

What is the difference between psychosis and schizophrenia?

Answer 5

Psychosis is a symptom, schizophrenia is a syndrome

Question 6

Why does delirium tremens occur?

Answer 6

As a result of alcohol withdrawal

Question 7

What are the two cognitive tests for dementia/delirium?

Answer 7

1. Mini-mental state examination (MMSE)
2. Addenbrooke’s cognititve examination (ACE-III)

Question 8

Define what these scores signifiy on an MMSE test:

1. 30/30
2. <24/30
3. 10-20/30
4. <10/30

Answer 8

1. No cognitive impairment
2. Mild cognitive impairment
3. Mild/moderately severe impairment
4. Severe impairment

Question 9

What score on the addenbrooke’s cognitive examination suggests dementia?

Answer 9

<82/100

Question 10

What is meant by a somatoform disorder?

Answer 10

Where an individual repeatedly presents with physical symptoms, persistent requests for medical investigations, despite negative findings and reassurance that the symptoms have no physical basis.

Question 11

What act is concerned purely with management and treatment of psychiatric disorders?

Answer 11

Mental Health care & Treatment (Scotland) Act 2003