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What are anxiety disorder?

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Disorders where anxiety is the main symptom
Feelings of tension, worried thoughts, and physical changes
Recurring intrusive thoughts or concerns

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What are the different types of anxiety disorders?

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Generalised anxiety disorder - persistent anxiety
Mixed anxiety and depressive disorder - equal elements of anxiety and depression
Panic disorder - diagnosed when patient has repeated, sudden attacks of overwhelming anxiety, accompanied by severe physical symptoms
Phobic disorders - fear triggered by a stimulus that are predictable and are normally no concern to others

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What are the risk factors for anxiety disorders?

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Trauma
Stress
Personality type
Other mental health disorders
Having blood relative with anxiety
Drugs or alcohol
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What might the behaviour and appearance of a patient with anxiety be like?

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Looking apprehensive or fearful, difficulty concentrating, restlessness
Unkempt
Lose fitting clothes if lost weight

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What might the speech of someone with anxiety disorder be like?

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Fast and anxious

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What might the emotion of someone with anxiety disorder be like?

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Mood - apprehension/fear or irritable

Affect - may vary

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What might the perception of someone with anxiety disorder be like?

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Derealisation

Depersonalisation

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What might the thoughts of someone with anxiety disorder be like?

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Worried
Apprehension
Fear
Fast thoughts

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How common are anxiety disorders?

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GAD - 4-6% of population, more common in women
Mixed - 7% prevalence
8% prevalence of phobias

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What are the psychiatric differentials of anxiety disorder?

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Depressive illness
OCD
Pre-senile dementia
Alcohol dependence
Drug dependence
Benzodiazepine withdrawal
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What are the organic differentials of anxiety disorder?

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Hyperthyroidism
Hypoglycaemia
Phaeochromocytoma
Arrhythmias

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What are the physical symptoms of anxiety?

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GI
Resp
CVS
GU
Nervous system
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What are the GI symptoms of anxiety?

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Dry mouth
Difficulty swallowing
Epigastric discomfort
Aeophagy
Diarrhoea
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What are the resp symptoms of anxiety?

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Feeling of chest constriction
Difficulty inhaling
Over-breathing
Choking

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What are the CVS symptoms of anxiety?

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Palpitations
Awareness of missed beats
Chest pain

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What are the GU symptoms of anxiety?

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Increased frequency
Failure of erection
Lack of libido

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What are the nervous symptoms of anxiety?

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Fatigue
Blurred vision
Dizziness
Sensitivity to noise and/or light 
Headache
Sleep disturbance
Trembling
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What are the psychological symptoms of anxiety?

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Apprehension and fear
Irritability
Difficulty concentrating
Distractibility
Restlessness
Depersonalisation
Derealisation
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What investigations are done for someone with anxiety?

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Physical examination
History
FBC, U&E, serum creatinine, eGFR
ESR/CRP
TSH
Serum cortisol
Kidney USS
Afrenaline in blood and urine tests
Glucose levels, HbA1c
CXR
ECG
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What is the biological management of anxiety?

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Benzodiazepines
SSRIs
Anti-psychotics
Beta-blockers

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What is the psychological management of anxiety?

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Relaxation techniques
Anxiety management
CBT
Biofeedback
Behavioural therapies - graded exposure
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What is the social management of anxiety?

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Financial - eligible benefits, debt counselling
Employment - acquiring or changing a job or career
Housing - adequate, secure tenancy, safe social neighbours
Young children - childcare support

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What is OCD?

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Frequent obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviours

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What are the different types of OCD?

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Contamination - obsession over contracting illness/spreading germs, causes serious anxiety and distress, excessive washing/avoiding crowded spaces
Perfection - overwhelming fear of making mistakes, intense need for things to be perfect or done right, may or may not be accompanied by fear that harm will come to oneself or others if things aren’t done perfectly
Doubt/harm - aggressive, intrusive thoughts of violence to someone and the responses the person uses to cope with these thoughts
Forbidden thoughts - intrusive thoughts about the possibility of harming yourself or others, disturbing thoughts involving sex/religion

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What questions is it important to ask in the history?
Are there thoughts that you have a need to act on? Thought content? Frequent unwanted thoughts that seem uncontrollable? Do you try and get rid of these thoughts and if so what do you do? Do you wash or clean a lot? Do you keep checking things repeatedly? Are you concerned with symmetry and putting things in order? Do your daily activities take a long time to complete? Do these problems trouble you? Does this behaviour make sense to you? Rituals/repetitive behaviour?
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What are the risk factors for OCD?
``` Older teens/young adult Family history Presence of another mental illness Paediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders Stress Pregnancy and postpartum period ```
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How common is OCD?
Affects over 2% of population 50% of all cases are severe Less than a quarter are mild cases Gradual onset
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What could be the differential diagnoses of OCD?
Depression Anxiety Hypochondriasis
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How does OCD present?
Obsessions Emotions Compulsions
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How do obsessions present in OCD?
Unwanted, intrusive and often distressing thoughts, images, or urges repeatedly entering your mind - Fear of deliberately harming yourself or others - Fear of harming yourself or others by mistake - Fear of contamination by disease, infection, or unpleasant substance
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How do emotions present in OCD?
Feeling of intense anxiety/distress
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How do compulsions present in OCD?
Repetitive behaviours/mental acts a person with OCD feels driven to perform as a result of anxiety and distress - Cleaning and hand washing - Checking - Counting - Ordering and arranging - Hoarding - Asking for reassurance - Repeating words in their head - Thinking neutralising thoughts to counter obsessive thoughts - Avoiding places and situations that could trigger obsessive thoughts
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What is the pathology of OCD?
Dopamine-serotonin imbalance | Disturbed basal ganglia regulation
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What are the NICE diagnostic questions for OCD?
Do you wash or clean a lot? Do you check things a lot? Is there any thought that keeps bothering you that you'd like to get rid of but can't? Do your activities take a long time to finish? Are you concerned about putting things in a special order or are you very upset by mess? Do these problems trouble you?
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What is the management of OCD?
Psychological therapy - CBT with exposure and response prevention Antidepressants - SSRIs/clomipramine Support groups Psychoeducation
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What is the prognosis of OCD?
15% show progressive worsening of symptoms or deterioration in functioning over time 5% have complete remission of symptoms between episodes of exacerbation
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What is PTSD?
Type of anxiety disorder occurring in people who have experiences or witnessed a traumatic event such as a natural disaster, a serious accident, a terrorist act, war/combat, or rape of who have been threatened with death, sexual violence, or serious injury
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What are the different types of PTSD?
``` Normal stress response Acute stress disorder Uncomplicated PTSD Complex PTSD Co-morbid PTSD ```
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What are the risk factors for PTSD?
Living through dangerous events and traumas Getting hurt Seeing another person hurt, or seeing a dead body Childhood trauma Feeling horror, helplessness, or extreme fear Having little or no social support after the event Dealing with extra stress after the event such as a loss of a loved one, pain, injury, or loss of a job or home Having a history or mental illness or substance abuse
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How common is PTSD?
Can occur in all people of any ethnicity, nationality, or culture and at any age Affects approximately 3.5% of adults every year 1 in 11 diagnosed with PTSD in lifetime Women x2 likely to have it as men
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Name 3 differential diagnoses of PTSD
``` Acute stress disorder Dissociation disorders Depression GAD Panic disorder Phobias Substance abuse Psychiatric manifestation of medical conditions ```
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How does PTSD present?
Re-experiencing symptoms Avoidance symptoms Arousal or reactivity symptoms Cognition and mood symptoms
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Give an example of re-experiencing symptoms
Flashbacks Reoccurring memories or nightmares related to the event Distressing and intrusive thoughts or images Physical sensations like sweating, trembling, pain, or feeling sick
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Give examples of avoidance symptoms
Staying away from places, events, or objects that are reminders of experience Feeling that you need to keep yourself busy all the time Using alcohol or drugs to avoid memories Feeling emotionally numb or cut off from your feelings Feeling numb or emotionally detached from you body Being unable to remember details of the trauma
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Give examples of arousal and reactivity symptoms
Being jumpy and easily startled Feeling tense, on guard, or on edge Having difficulty concentrating on even simple and everyday tasks Having difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep Feeling irritable and having angry and aggressive outbursts Self-destructive or reckless behaviour
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Give examples of cognition and mood symptoms
Trouble remembering key features of the traumatic event Feeling like you can't trust anyone Distorted thoughts about the trauma that causes feelings of blame and guilt Overwhelming negative emotions, such as fear, sadness, anger, guilt, or shame Loss of interest in previous acitivites Feeling like no-where is safe Difficulty feeling positive emotions such as happiness or satisfaction
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What is the pathology of PTSD?
Hyperactivity of sympathetic branch of the autonomic nervous system as evidenced by changes in HR, BP, skin conductance level, and other psychophysiological measures Elevated noradrenergic reactivity to pharmacological challenges
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What investigations should you do with someone who has PTSD?
Bloods
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What is the management of PTSD?
``` Trauma focussed CBT EMDR Psychoeducation Prolonged exposure therapy Medication - Venlafaxine or SSRIs - peroxitine or sertraline - Anti-psychotics - risperidone ```

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