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1
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What is a delusion?

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A fixed thought or belief which you will not stop believing. Though is not shared with others in culture or society

2
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What are core features of depression?

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Pervasive low mood/ sadness
Loss of energy (anergia)
Loss of engagement (anhedonia)

3
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What are physical symptoms of depression?

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Loss of appetite
Weight loss
Diurnal variation of mood
Poor sleep
Loss of libido
Constipation
4
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What are physiological symptoms of depression?

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Poor concentration 
Feelings of guilt
Feelings of helplessness
Low self-esteem 
Indecisiveness
5
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How prevalent is suicide?

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Most common cause of death in young men
Male to female ratio is 3:1
Hanging is most common method

6
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What treatments are used for depression?

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Antidepressants- responsive after 2-3 weeks
Psychological therapies - 12 sessions cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
Social prescribing- e.g. exercise, company
90% of patients make full recovery

7
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What characterises bipolar disorder?

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Periods of depression, may recover, may get depression again and then may become high and manic

8
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What is mania?

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Periods where mood becomes elated and feeling overjoyed

9
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What are symptoms of mania?

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Irritability
Over- energised
Grandiose (delusions and fake beliefs which are grandiose)
Little need for sleep
Poor concentration
Poor judgement 
Over-spending
Rapid speech
10
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What are extracampine hallucinations?

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Hallucinations arising from outside the normal field of perception (e.g. hearing people miles away)

11
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What is schizophrenia and what are symptoms?

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Hallucinations: hearing, seeing or feeling things which aren’t there
Delusions: fixed false beliefs not shared by others in culture or society
Abnormal behaviour: disorganised behaviour such as wandering aimlessly, laughing to self, self-neglect
Disorganised speech: incoherent or irrelevant speech
Disturbances of emotion: apathy or disconnection between reported emotion and what is observed e.g. body language

12
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What is formal though disorder?

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Comes under schizophrenia

Failing to follow the semantic and syntactic rules of language- saying words but not forming sentences which make sense

13
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What is treatment for schizophrenia?

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Antipsychotics
Physiological therapies
Family therapy
Art therapies