Symp 4 - Child and Adolescent Assessment Flashcards
What is the difference between history and mental state?
History is what has happened previous
Mental state is a snapshot of here and now (its like the bedside examination)
Who refers children to psychiatrist?
Schools
Patient
School psychologist
Teachers
Parents
Counsellors
GPs
A proportion of general population report they hear voices
Hypnogogic or hypnopompic which are normal and not psychotic - what are they?
Hypnagogic hallucinations are imagined sensations that seem very real. They occur as a person is falling asleep, and are also referred to as sleep hallucinations. The term hypnopompic describes the period when a person wakes up. Hypnagogic defines the period when a person falls asleep
Anosmic hallucinations or olfactory hallucination – smell
makes you detect smells that aren’t really present in your environment
Could be temporal lobe epilepsy or migraines
Phantosmia may be caused by a head injury or upper respiratory infection. It can also be caused by temporal lobe seizures, inflamed sinuses, brain tumors and Parkinson’s disease
ALWAYS ASK WHAT ARE THEIR HOPES FOR ________! Help them picture what recovery looks like
CHANGE
how do i do a psychiatric assessment for a child or adolescent?
whats involved in the presentation?
what other background do you want to know about?
how can asking about someones hope for change help?
whats involved in the mental state examination?
