Recall Set 2 (2023) Flashcards
Question
1. Anxiety
? Selective mutism
what are 3 negative prognostic factors
o psychiatric comorbidity (ex. ASD, MDD)
o medical comorbidity (ex. Epilepsy)
o low IQ
o low SES
o family history
o neuroticism
o shyness
o social isolation
anxiety/SM
- What are 2 developmental delays/disorders that they are at risk for?
o receptive language disorder
o social communication disorder
o specific learning disorder
o childhood onset fluency disorder
Really unwell teen girl. Seizing a lot in ER. History of epilepsy but this is different. Orofacial movements.
* Most likely medical thing?
o NMS
o EPS
o serotonin syndrome
o epilepsy
o infectious cause
o encephalitis
o substance induced
o TBI/stroke
Really unwell teen girl. Seizing a lot in ER. History of epilepsy but this is different. Orofacial movements.
- If she had taken a lot of risperidone, what would this be
o NMS/EPS/Serotonin syndrome related
- What are 3 neuromuscular signs/symptoms of serotonin syndrome
o myoclonus/clonus–spontaneous or inducible
o ocular clonus
o hyper-reflexia
o agitation
o tremor
National Aboriginal Youth Suicide Prevention Strategy – official government document
* What can be done at a primary prevention level
o –increased number of trained gatekeeper in communities (i.e natural helpers, police, social service providers etc)
o –increased networks/social connections by youth
o –increase number of regional/community partnerships in place
o –increased suicide prevention training by local professionals and community members
o –available and accessible information tools, and resources on suicide
o –increased support amongst peers/development of supportive networks
DMDD:
* If someone meets criteria for bipolar disorder and DMDD, which do you diagnose
bipolar trumps DMDD
- If someone meets criteria for ODD and DMDD, which do you diagnose
- If someone meets criteria for IED and DMDD, which do you diagnose
DMDD trumps ODD and IED
Depression
* What do you assess/do in safety planning for SI. 5 things.
o previous attempts
o current SI
o intent, plan
o lethality, access, reasonableness of plan
o access to guns, substances/meds
o what are their supports?
o safety proofing home, planning
o timely follow up
o assess insight and judgment
o psychiatric diagnoses/comorbidities
Depression
* Kid on fluoxetine and CBT. Still has severe depression. What do you do next as per guidelines? What do you do after that?
o optimize med
o –change to another first line SSRI/med
o –trial third line agent like venlafaxine or TCA
o –consider with of therapy to IPT
o –consider ECT/rTMA “with significant caution”
o –augment with another agent
o –reassess diagnosis
o –cite TORDIA study, CANMAT special populations
Disruptive
* Name 5 principles of multisystemic therapy
o –finding the fit (identifying the problems and how they make sense in the context of the persons environment)
o –focusing on positives and strengths (family strengths as well–builds hope, IDs protective factors and decreases frustration)
o –increasing responsibility (promote responsible behavior by family members)
o –present focused, action oriented, and wellbeing defined (dealing with the here and now of a young persons life; tracks progress of treatment; provides clear criteria of success)
o –targeting sequences (what is sustaining the problems)
o –developmentally appropriate (emphasizes the person getting along well with peers, academic and vocational skills)
o –continuous effort (daily or weekly)
o –evaluation and accountability (no labeling of families as resistant, not ready for change, unmotivated–keeps team members accountable for finding ways to get over barriers)
o –generalization (to invest the parents or carers in the ability to address family needs after the intervention is over)
Eating
* Admission criteria for ED pt
o –severe malnutrition (<75% IBW)
o –Medical issues–Dehydration, Electrolyte abnormalities (low K, low Mg, low Phos), Acute complications e.g.pancreatitis, Cardiac dysrhythmias
o –Physiological instability–Bradycardia (<50 bpm daytime, <45bpm overnight), Hypotension (orthostasis or <90mmHG systolic), Hypothermia (<35.5), Orthostatic changes
o –Acute food refusal
o –Arrested growth and development
o –Uncontrollable binging/purging
o –Acute psychiatric emergencies e.g.suicidal attempt
o –Treatment for comorbid condition interfering with ED treatment
o –Failure of outpatient treatment
- ECT – psychotic youth who has failed medical management with catatonia. 5 arguments you would make to tell the family and the patient that it is safe. (not explaining how ECT works)
o –in BC, a second physician assessed for ECT appropriateness/indication/safety
o –two physicians are present for the treatment–psychiatrist and anesthesiologist plus nursing staff
o –we use a muscle relaxant/paralytic
o –general sedation monitored by anesthesia
o –performed in a monitored/surgical setting
o –mortality of anesthesia is higher than the mortality of ECT itself
o –80-90% effective in mood disorder–> getting ECT for a severe mood disorder/catatonia is likely safer than an untreated disorder
o –greatest risks: memory loss, status (which can be aborted with anti seizure meds)
o –most common Session: headache, muscle soreness, nausea, jaw pain
o –safer than suicide
o –use a short acting anesthestic agent
o –use lowest effective stimulus
o –closely monitored afterwards
o –life saving treatment
Elimination—Encopresis
* What % have constipation
o up to 80-90%
- 3 components treatment of encopresis
o –psychoeducation about encopresis
o –Bowel cleansing: Disimpaction, Stool softener
o –Bowel training: Behavior modification
o Sit on the toilet for 10 minutes after meals
o Gastrocolic reflex
o Create habit of using the toilet
o Foot stool (Valsalva ↑ abdominal pressure)
o Rewards
o –encouraging healthy bowel movements i.e dietary changes
o –Parents must understand there is no quick fix, relapses are common
o –Adding biofeedback questionable benefit
- Most likely psych comorbidity with encopresis
o –eneuresis
o –most likely medical is UTIs
Neurodev
* What academic psychological tests can be done on a 6 year old (3)
o California Verbal Learning Test
o Wide Range Assessment of Learning and Memory
o Stanford Binet Intelligence Scale (2+)
o Kauffman Assessment Battery for Children (2-12)
o **WIAT (Weschler individual Achievement Test) (4-19)
o **WISC (Weschler Intelligence Scale for Children) (6-16)
o **Weschler Preschool Primary Scale of Intelligence (2-7)
- What are 3 adaptive functioning domains
o –social
o –conceptual
o –practical
*rank severity based on adaptive functioning
“IQ tests are lousy when you get to the lower end of the scale, and also they are not culturally and linguistically validated”
Neurodev
? LD in reading.
* What to look for on developmental history (3)
o –language and fine motor delays
o –lower school achievement, avoidance of School, school related behavior problems
o –prematurity, very low birth weight
o –prenatal nicotine
o –family history of reading or math disabilities
- What are two building blocks in the skill of reading
o –phoenemic awareness (ability to identify and manipulate individual sounds)
o –phonics (process of systematically mapping the phonemes onto graphemes)
o –vocabulary
o –fluency
o –comprehension