MOOD 2

Question 1

What is the diagnostic criteria for Cyclothymic Disorder?

Answer 1

1. Alternating mild hypomania and depression for 2 years.

2. Episodes don’t meet criteria for full hypomanic, manic or depressive episodes per DSM-5.

Question 2

Cyclothymia is a less severe form of bipolar disorder. How long do you need to be symptomatic to get diagnosed with Cyclothymia?

Can you have psychotic symptoms?

Answer 2

2 years (can’t have longer than 2 months of symptom free)

NO psychosis, because then you have BPAD.

Question 3

Is there a gender difference in distribution of Cyclothymia?

Answer 3

NO

M=F

Question 4

Is depression a risk factor for STROKE?

What are the 8 main risk factors for stroke?

Answer 4

NO

1. old age
2. Male gender
3. low socioeconomic
4. DM
5. Obesity
6. Smoking
7. Etoh
8. Family Hx

Question 5

Is there a gender difference in distribution of BPAD?

Answer 5

NO

M=F

Question 6

How does depression affect REM sleep?

3 ways

Answer 6

1. Decreased REM latency
2. Increases amount of REM sleep
3. Shifts REM to the first half of the night, rather than later half as normal.

Question 7

Neologisms would be under what part of the MSE?

Answer 7

Thought CONTENT.

Question 8

Is depression more typical of cortical or subcortical dementia?

Answer 8

subcortical dementia.

Question 9

What percentage of treated MDD episode will relapse within…

6 mths?

2 years?

5 years?

Answer 9

25% within 6 months

30-50% within 2 years

50-75% within 5 years

Question 10

Low levels of what in CSF is associated with increased risk of suicide or aggressive/violent behavior?

Answer 10

Low CSF 5- HIAA