Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 1.2 Flashcards
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Impairments in children with anxiety
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Behavioural avoidance
Extreme level of distress compared to peers
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Prevalence of anxiety disorders in children
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5-15%
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M:F ratio of anxiety in childhood
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Equal
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Prevalence of anxiety after adolescence in M:F
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2:1
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Prevalence of separation anxiety
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3.5% in children
0.8% in adults
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Prevalence of GAD
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4$ in adolescence
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Prevalence of simple phobia in children
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10%
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Which gender is more likely to have simple phobia?
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Twice as common in females
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Prevalence of social phobia
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1% in children
5-15% in adolescence
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Prevalence of panic disorder in children
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3-6%
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Peak age of onset of panic disorder
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15-19%
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Sx of anxiety in preschool children
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Tearfulness
Clinging
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Sx of anxiety in middle childhood
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Somatic complaints
Hypochondriacal fretting
Irritability
Aggressive behaviour
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Which anxiety disorders occur later in childhood?
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OCD
Social phobia
Panic disorder
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Which children are more likely to have comorbid specific phobia?
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Children with SAD
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Which children are more likely to have comorbid mood disorders?
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Children with GAD and social phobia
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How many young people with GAD have a comorbird diagnosis?
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90%
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Definition of seperation anxiety disorder (SAD)
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Developmentally inappropriate and excessive anxiety concerning separation from home or from those whom the individual is attached.
Interferes with age-appropriate functioning.
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Essential clinical feature of SAD
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Excessive worry about losing or being permanently separated from major attachment figure
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Sx of SAD
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Anxiety about separation or danger to attachment figure
Sleep disturbances, nightmares about separation
Refusal to go to sleep w/o being near attachment figure
Somatisation - especially on occasions of separation
Refusal to go to school
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Duration criteria for SAD
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At least 4 weeks
Cause clinically significant impairment in social, academic and occupational domains
Age of onset <18 years
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What is SAD called if diagnosed in a child <6 years of age?
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Early onset SAD
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Importance of attachment for the child
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Allows the child to understand their inner world
Foundation for safe separation and development of autonomy
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How many children have secure attachment
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60%
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How many children have insecure ambivalent/resistant type attachment?
10%
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How many children have disorganised/disorientated attachment?
15%
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Describe secure attachment
Child uses carer as secure base to explore freely and go back for comfort if necessary
Carer sensitive to childs cues
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Describe insecure, ambivalent/resistant attachment
Appears interested in caregiver
Minimal distress at separation
Sometimes ignores/avoids caregiver
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Describe disorganised/disorientated attachment
Child displays contradictory behaviour patterns
Thought to arise from either the child experiencing the carer as frighting or the carer being frightened themselves.
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What was the Romanian Adoptees Study?
Data on severe attachment disorders was obtained from follow-up of children from severely deprived institutions in Romania and adopted by families in Canada and the UK.
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What did the Romanian adoptees study show?
20% had severe disturbances at age of 6.
Duration of exposure to deprivation was strong associated with severe disinhibited behaviour
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Who does reactive attachment disorder occur in?
Infants
Young children
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What happens in reactive attachment disorder?
Persistent abnormalities in childs pattern of social relationships associated with emotional disturbance and reactive to changes in environmental circumstances
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When is reactive attachment disorder diagnosed?
<5 years of age
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How can reactive attachment disorder manifest?
Inhibited
Disinhibited
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Which children is reactive attachment disorder more common in?
Poverty-stricken
Socially disrupted environments
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Causes of reactive attachment disorder
Severe parental neglect, abuse and serious mishandling (direct cause)
Young, isolated, inexperienced and/or depressed carer
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Features of reactive attachment disorder
Fearfulness
Hypervigilance - does not respond to comforting
Poor social interaction with peers
Aggression towards self or others
Growth failure
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What is disinhibited attachment disorder?
Pattern of abnormal social functioning during first five years of life
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How does disinhibited attachment disorder manifest in the early stages?
Clinging
Diffuse non-selectively focused attachment behaviour
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How does disinhibited attachment disorder manifest by the age of 4?
Diffuse attachment
Attention seeking
Indiscriminately friendly behaviour
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Duration criteria for sibling rivalry disorder
Onset within 6 months of birth of immediately younger sibling
Duration at least 4 weeks
Emotional disturbance that is abnormal
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Sx of sibling rivalry disorder
Anxiety, regression, tantrums, dysphoria
Attention seeking with one or both parents
Sleep difficulties
Oppositional behaviour
(2 of these must be present)
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How do children with school refusal present?
Excessive fearfulness
Temper outbursts
Complaints of feeling ill when faced with school; usually physical
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Incidence of school refusal in children
1-5%
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Sex distribution of school refusal
Equal
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Main incidence peaks of school refusal by age
5-7
11
14
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Reason for school refusal at ages 5-7
Possible separation anxiety
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Reasons for school refusal at age 11
Transition to secondary school
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Reasons for school refusal at age 14 and older
First presentation of depression/anxiety
Bullying
Exam pressure
Specific stressors
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Most common age of school refusal
11
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How many children who refuse school successfully reintegrate?
70%
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Signs in truants
Antisocial sx
FHx of antisocial behaviour
Inconsistent discipline
Poor academic achievement
Large family size
Male
Child is neither at home or school
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Characteristics of children who refuse school
Emotional sx
FHx of neurosis
Over-protecting parenting
Satisfactory academic achievement
Small family or youngest member
Parents aware of childs absence
No gener difference
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What is selective mutism?
Persistent failure to speak in specific settings
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Onset of selective mutism
3-5 years
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Which psychiatric disorder is seen in selective mutism commonly?
Social phobia
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Rate of selective mutism in the UK
3-8/10,000
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Gender differences in selective mutism
More common in girls
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Helpful treatment for selective mutism
Behavioura approach with positive reinforcement techniques aimed at increasing frequency of talking and decreasing frequency of non-communication
Assert what communication is like at home
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What is SAD a risk factor for?
Development of panic disorder or agoraphobia in adulthood
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What is a temperamental predictor of social phobia?
Behavioural inhibition
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What does GAD have a close genetic link with?
Depression
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Which therapy has been found to be helpful for children with anxiety?
Individual CBT + family component
Psychoeducation
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CBT techniques for anxiety in children
Relaxation training
Cognitive restructuring
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Which groups of children can group CBT be helpful for?
Treatment of socially phobic children
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First line medication treatment for anxiety in children
SSRI
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What anxiety disorders in children are SSRIs efficacious for?
Social phobia
SAD
GAD
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Changes in DSM V for PTSD in children
Diagnostic threshold lowered
Separate PTSD criterion added for children <6
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When was PTSD formulated as a diagnosis?
1980
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How many young people meet the criteria for PTSD?
6%
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How many children aged 11-15 have PTSD?
11-15
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M:F ratio of PTSD in children
1:2
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Most common traumatic exposures in children
Physical and sexual abuse
Domestic, school or community violence
Kidnapped
Terrorist attacks
Motor vehicle/household accidents
Natural disasters
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What must childs response to trauma require for PTSD diagnosis?
Intense fear
Terror
Helplessness
Horror
or Disorganized or agitated behaviour
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Classification of childhood trauma
Type 1
Type 2
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What is type 1 trauma
Single, acute, traumatic event
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Which type of trauma is more common in children?
Type 1
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What is type 2 trauma?
Longstanding or repeated exposure to extreme external events
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Sx of type 1 trauma
Full detailed memories
Omens or cognitive reappraisal
Misperceptions
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Sx of type 2 trauma
Denial and psychic numbing
Self-hypnosis
Depersonalisation
Dissociation and rage
Extreme passivity
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Treatment of PTSD in kids
Trauma-focused CBT
Crisis intervention
Medications
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Should EMDR be used for PTSD in kids?
No evidence
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Structure of trauma-focused CBT
8-12 sessions.
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What is crisis intervention?
Structured sessions with group leaders discussing trauma to share feelings and knowledge and process it.
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NICE guidelines for medication?
Should not be routinely prescribed for kids with PTSD
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What medication has been reported to be helpful in kids with PTSD?
Citalopram 20-40mg OD - trial for 8 weeks
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What is OCD?
Presence of recurrent intrusive thoughts (obsessions) associated with anxiety or repetitive purposeful mental or physical actions (compulsions) aimed at reducing fear caused by obsessions.
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Difference in OCD between adults and children
Children do not always demonstrate awareness that their thoughts and behaviours are unreasonable.
Childhood OCD secrecy - they understand their behaviour is unusual so try to hide it.
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How many children with OCD do not have obsessive thoughts?
40%
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How many children with OCD have rituals/habits?
2/3
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Prevalence of OCD in children
0.5%
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Mean age of onset of OCD in children
10
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M:F ratio of childhood OCD
2:1
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M:F ratio of OCD post-pubertal
More common in girls
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Heritability findings for OCD
Increased incidence in first degree relatives and MZ twins: 80% compared to 40%for DZ
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Possible causes of OCD
Genetic
Autoimmune
Hyperactive orbitofrontal circuits
Serotonin receptor dysfunction
Dopaminergic dysfunction
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What is the autoimmune hypothesis for OCD?
Reduced volume of caudate nucleus
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What leads to the hypothesis of the dopaminergic dysfunction leading to OCD?
High dose stimulants increase OCD sx
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Comorbidity of OCD
70% have one other disorder
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How many patients with OCD have tic disorders
17-40%
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How many children with OCD have depression
26%
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How many children with OCD have specific developmental disabilities?
24%
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Best treatment for OCD in kids
Combination of medication and therapy (CBT)
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What drugs are licensed for OCD in children?
Fluoxetine
Sertraline
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Which children with OCD are recommended to be trialled fluoxetine?
Co-morbid depression
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Structure of CBT for OCD in children
Developmentally appropriate exposure to feared stimulus coupled with response prevention
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Treatment guidelines for children with mild OCD
Trial of CBT before medication
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Treatment for severe OCD in children
CBT and SSRI
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Which studies were conducted into treatment of OCD in children?
POTS - Paediatric OCD treatment study
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What did POTS find?
Combination of therapy and medication is superior to either alone
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What is PANDAS?
OCD sx associated with beta haemolytic strep infection
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What does PANDAS stand for?
Paediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcus
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Onset of PANDAS
Pre-pubertal
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How many children with Sydenhams chorea have OCD sx?
75%
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Hypothesis behind PANDAS
Exposure to strep bacteria activates autoimmune system leading to inflammation of basal ganglia and disruption of cortico-striatal-thalamo-cortical function
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Neuroimaging in PANDAS
Increased basal ganglia volume
Proportional relationship between size of basal ganglia and severity of sx
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Duration criteria for enuresis
Developmental or chronological age of at least 5 years
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Duration of enerusis
3 months
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When does voluntary control of micturition begin?
15-18 months
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By what age re children dry by day
18 months
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By age 5 how many children have daytime wetting
1%
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By 2 years how many children are dry at night
50%
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By 3 years how many children are dry at night
75%
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How many boys have nocturnal enerusis at age of 7?
22%
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By age of 7 how many girls have nocturnal enerusis?
7-15%
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M:F ratio of nocturnal enerusis
2:1
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Types of enuresis
Primary
Secondary
Nocturnal
Diurnal
Mixed
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Prevalence of enuresis in school-aged children
2-5%
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Most important predictor of primary nocturnl enuresis
FHx of enuresis
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What predicts secondary enuresis?
Delay in control over bedwetting
High rate of adverse life events
Reduced sensitivity to vasopressin in kidneys
Sexual abuse
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What is daytime enuresis likely to be due to?
Structural abnormalities
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Medical causes of enuresis
UTI
Obstruction
Genitourinary pathology
Neurological conditions e.g. spina bifida occulta
Diabetes
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What factors is enuresis associated with?
Stressful life events
UTI
Constipation
Low socioeconomic background
Large families
Overcrowded conditions
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Psychiatric sx of children with enuresis
Poor self-image
Low self-esteem
Social embarrassment and restriction
Intrafamilial conflict
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What psychiatric disorder do children with enuresis have higher risk of?
ADHD
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Treatment of enuresis
R/o medical cause
Psychoeducation - avoid punishment
Record keeping - can be a reinforcer
Behavioural interventions
Medications
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First line treatment of enuresis
Behavioural interventions
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Name some behavioural interventions for enuresis
Bell and Pad (most effective)
Enuresis Alarm
Star chart
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Effectiveness of Bell and Pad?
60%
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Medications for childhood enuresis?
Imipramine
Desmopressin
Rebocetine
Oxybutynin
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What age must a child be for a diagnosis of encopresis?
4 years or older (mental age)
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M:F ratio of encopresis?
6:1
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How many children over 4 will have encopresis?
5%
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How many children with encopresis show evidence of chronic constipation?
75%
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What organic causes can cause encopresis?
Hirschprungs
Anorectal pathology
Neurological problems
Nutritional disorders
Medication SEs
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What is encopresis associated with?
Sexual abuse
Psychiatric disturbances
Maternal hostility
Harsh/punitive parenting
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What is secondary encopresis?
Emerging after a period of normal bowel habits
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Factors associated with secondary encopresis?
Unhappy child in family with ongoing difficulties
Recent acute stress in family
Over-tolerant parents
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Treatment of encopresis
Paediatric assessment
Psychoeducatino
Behavioural approach
Family support
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How is family support used for encopresis?
Reduce family tensions about the sx and establish a non-punitive atmosphere.
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When does most encopresis stop by?
Age of 16
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What is pica?
>1 month of eating of non-nutritive substances at a developmentally inappropriate age (>1 year) at least twice a week
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When does pica typically occur?
2-3 years of age
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What psychiatric disorder is pica common in?
Developmental disability
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Consequenecs of pica
Toxicity
Infection
GIT ulceration/obstruction
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Hypothesised causes of pica
Hunger
Malnutrition
Nutritional deficiencies
Psychosocial stressors
Brain disorders e.g. lesion in hypothalamus
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What are pervasive developmental disorders (PDD)?
Several disorders characterised by impaired reciprocal social interactions, communication difficulties, aberrant language development and restricted behavioural repertoire.
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Onset of PDD
<3 years of age
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What does PDD include?
Childhood autism
Aspergers
Retts
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Triad of PDD
Deficits in social skills, communication/language and behaviour
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what does DSM IV categorise PDD as?
Autism
Aspergers
Retts
Childhood disintegrative disorder
PDD-NOS
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What is different in DSM V re PDD?
Autism Spectrum disorder is a new description that includes autism, aspergers, childhood disintegrative disorder and PDD-NOS as a single category
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What characterises ASD?
Deficits in social communication and interaction
Restricted repetitive behaviours, interests and activities
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If there is a deficit in social communication but no repetitive behaviour, what diagnosis is given?
Social communication disorder
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What characterises childhood autism?
Qualitative impairment in social interaction
Impairment in communication
restricted repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behaviour or interests
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Onset of childhood autism by definition?
<3 years of age
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M:F ratio of autism
4:1
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Recurrence rate of ASD in siblings
2-8%
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Risk of ASD in sibling of 2 autistic children
25-30%
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Heritability of ASD
90%
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MZ vs DZ rates of ASD
36% vs 0%
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Genes involved in ASD
2
4
7
13
15
16
17
19
NRXN1
NLGN3
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Which genetic disorder is associated with ASD?
Fragile X
Tuberous sclerosis
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How many children with ASD have Fragile X?
1-4%
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How many children with ASD have Tuberous Sclerosis?
2%
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Which neurological conditions is associated with ASD?
Congenital Rubella and Phenylketonuria
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How many children with ASD have a medical conditino?
10%
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How many children with ASD have a LD?
80%
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How many children with ASD have mild to moderate intellectual disability?
33%
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MRI findings in ASD
Larger brain volumes
Early acceleration in brain growth
Increase in size of lateral and 4th ventricles, frontal lobe and cerebellar abnormalities:
hypoplasia of cerebellar vermal lobules VI and VII
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Where is the greatest increase in brain size in ASD?
Occipital, parietal and temporal lobes
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Hypotheses around increased brain sizes in ASD
Increased neurogenesis
Decreased neuronal death
Increased production of non-neuronal brain tissue such as glial cells and blood vessels
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Cerebellar pathology in ASD
Abnormal purkinje cells in cerebellar vermis
Abnormal limbic architecture
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Neurotransmitter findings in ASD
33% have high plasma serotonin concentrations
Some have high concentration of homovanillic acid in CSD
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Prenatal associative factors with ASD
Congenital rubella infection during pregnancy - mainly first trimester exposure
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Predictors of good prognosis of ASD
Communicative speech by age of 6
IQ >50
Skill consistent with secure employment
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How many people with ASD will be unable to lead an independent life?
60%
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How many people with ASD have a very good outcome?
12%
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How many people with ASD have a good outcome?
10%
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How many people with ASD have a fair outcome?
19%
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How many people with ASD have a poor outcome?
46%
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How many people with ASD have a very poor outcome?
12%
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Which skills are impaired most in ASD in adulthood?
Communication
Reading
Spelling
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Intervention programmes for ASD
Applied behavioural analysis
TEACCH
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Describe aplpied behavioural analysis for ASD
Intense program - 40 hours a week for 3 years
Based on operant conditioning, imitation and reinforcement
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What does TEACCH stand for?
Treatment and Education for Autistic and related Communication Handicapped Children
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What is TEACCH?
Based on belief that children are motivated to learn language.
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What is TEACCH good at?
Reducing self-injurious behaviour
Enhancing llife skills
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What are SSRIs used to treat in ASD?
Repetitive behaviour
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Dose of SSRIs for repetitive behaviour in ASD?
Lower than antidepressant dose
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First line pharmacological treatment for children with ASD and associated irritability?
Atypical antipsychotics
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Licensed antipsychotic for ASD in children?
Risperidone
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What is Risperidone indicated for in children with ASD?
Autism with aggressive behaviour
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What must be monitored in children on Risperidone?
Weight gain
Somnolence
Hyperglycaemia
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Difference between Aspergers and ASD
Aspergers shows no significant delays in relation to language development, cognitive development or age-appropriate self-help skills
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Prevalence of Aspergers?
6 in 10,000
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Factors associated with good prognosis of Aspergers?
Normal IQ
High level social skills
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Which psychiatric disorders are common with Aspergers?
Depression
Bipolar
Schizophrenia
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What is Retts?
X linked dominant disorder of arrested neurodevelopment
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What mutation is Retts associated with?
MeCP2 gene
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Gender impact of Retts?
Almost exclusively in females
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Sx of Retts
Deceleration of head growth between 6-18 months
Loss of purposeful hand movements, replaced by stereotypic motions
Loss of previously acquired speech
Psychomotor retardatino
Ataxia
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What skills plateau in Retts by 1 year?
REceptive and expressive communication
Social skills
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How many children with Retts develop seizures?
75%
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EEG in Retts in young children
Epileptiform discharges
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Breathing sx of Retts
Irregular respiration - episodes of hyperventilation and apnoea
Particularly when awake
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What is another name for Childhood disintegrative disorder (CDD)?
Hellers disease
Disintegrative psychosis
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What happens in CDD?
Marked regression in several areas of functioning after at least 2 years of normal development
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What sills are lost in CDD and by what age?
Loss of acquired motor, language and social skills between ages 3-4
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What is required for diagnosis of CDD?
Loss of skills in 2 of: language, social or adaptive behaviour; bowel or bladder control; play; or motor skills.
Abnormalities must be present in at least 2 of: reciprocal social interaction, communication skills, and stereotyped or restricted behaviour.
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Main neurological feature of CDD
Seizures
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Gender ratio of CDD
Male predominance
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What diagnostic categories of learning disorders are there in DSM IV
Reading disorder
Mathematics disorder
Disorder of written expression
Learning disorder not specified
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What can contribute to learning disorders?
Genetic predisposition
Perinatal injury
Neurological conditions
Other medical conditions
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How many school-aged children have a learning disorder?
5%
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What psychiatric disorders are associated with learning disorders?
ADHD
Communication disorders
Conduct disorders
Depression
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DSM IV groups together learning disorders based on sharing which features?
Performance significantly below expected for IQ or age
Discrete developmental disability in absence of learning disability
Commonly present as emotional or behavioural problems
50% have comorbid psychiatric disorder
Most show strong evidence of heritability
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Most common disorders in childhood?
Communication
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What do communication disorders include?
Expressive and mixed receptive-expressive language disorders
Phonological disorder
Stuttering
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How many children have reading disorder/dyslexia?
75%
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What characterises dyslexia?
Impaired ability to recognise words
Slow and inaccurate reading
Poor comprehension
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When can dyslexia be identified?
By age of 7
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What are reading errors in dyslexia characterised by?
Omissions
Additions
Distortions of words
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What do children with dyslexia have difficult with?
Distinguishing between printed letter characters and sizes, especially those that differ only in spatial orientation and length of line
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How many school-aged children have dyslexia?
4%
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M:F ratio of dyslexia
4:1
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How many children with dyslexia have CD or ADHD
20%
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How many children with ADHD have a learning disorder?
15-30%
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What can be used to measure reading ability?
WORD
TOWRE
WISC
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What is WORD?
Weschler Objective Reading Dimension
Single word reading test
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What is TOWRE?
Test of word reading efficiency
Measures word reading rate and accuracy
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What is WISC
Wescler intelligence scale for children
Measures overal cognitive ability
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Management of dyslexia
1: remedial teaching
Parental involvement
