Week 7 & 8 Flashcards
MDD DSM-5 Diagnosis
- 5+ symptoms including depressed mood/anhedonia
- Most of the day, nearly everyday, 2+ weeks
- History of 1+ depressive episodes
- No history of mania
MDD Symptoms
- Increase/decrease appetite (5% weight change in month = significant)
- Sleep changes (insomnia/hypersomnia)
- Psychomotor aggression/retardation
- Fatigue/energy loss
- Feelings of worthlessness or excessive guilt
- Poor concentration (indecisiveness)
- Recurrent suicidal ideations or past attempt
MDD Pharm Interventions
- SSRIs
- SNRIs
- TCAs
- MAOIs
MDD Non-Pharm Interventions
- Psychotherapy: CBT, group
- Electroconvulsive therapy ECT
- Transcranial magnetic stimulation TMS
Bipolar I Disorder
1+ manic episodes with depressive component
Bipolar II Disorder
Periods of major depression accompanied by 1+ incidence of hypomania
Cyclothymic Disorder
- Mild form bipolar disorder where mood swings from short period of mild depression
- Hypomania 2+ years
Manic Episode DSM5
- Abnormally/persistently increased goal-directed activity or energy
- 3+ symptoms
- Marked impairment in social/occupational functioning
- Episode not attributable to psychological effects of substance
- Episode lasts 7+ days
Manic Episode Symptoms
- Inflated self-esteem or grandiosity
- Decreased need for sleep
- More talkative than usual/pressured speech
- Flight of ideas
- Distractibility
- Increase in goal-directed activity/psychomotor agitation
- Excessive involvement in activities that have high potential for painful consequences
Hypomanic Episode
- Same categorization as manic episode
- Episode lasts 4+ days
Depressive Episode DSM5
5+ symptoms in 2-week period
Depressive Episode Symptoms
- Depressed mood most of day, nearly everyday
- Loss of interest/pleasure in activities
- Significant weight loss, decrease/increase in appetite
- Engaging in purposeless movements
- Fatigue or loss of energy
- Feelings of worthlessness or guilt
- Diminished ability to think, concentrate, indecisiveness
- Recurrent thoughts of death, recurrent suicidal ideation without specific plan, suicide attempt
Minor Depressive Episode
2-4 symptoms in a 2-week period
Mood Disorder Care Priorities
- Safety
- Monitor electrolytes & thyroid function
- Assess effects of meds & adherence
Pharm Treatment
- Prevent mood cycling
- Lithium
- Treat symptomology
- Antipsychotics
- Anticonvulsants
- Antianxiety
- Antidepressants can precipitate manic episodes
Non-Pharm Interventions
- Decrease stimuli
- Monitor sleep, promote routine
- Nutrition & hydration
- Limit setting, restricting behaviors
- Maintain safety
- Psychotherapy
- ECT as last resort
Delirium
- Medical emergency
- Preventable & reversible
Delirium Screening
- Acute onset & fluctuating course
- Inattention
- Disorganized thinking
- Altered LOC
Positive Confusion Assessment Method (CAM)
- Positive = presence of delirium
- Altered mental status & fluctuating course
- Inattention
- Disorganized think OR altered LOC
Delirium Non-Pharm Interventions
- Ambulate early
- Reorient to surroundings
- Sleep hygiene
- Fluids, nutrition, oxygen
Delirium Pharm Interventions
- Antipsychotics
Dementia
Umbrella term used to describe collection of brain diseases & symptoms
Anosognosia
- Deficit in awareness about themselves, their losses, impact of illness
- Poor insight & judgement
Amnesia
- Memories impacted
- Short term: new learnings & ability to learn new information
- Long term: experiences memories & emotions, tasks
- Memories are laid down in order which they are acquired