Mood Disorders Flashcards
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Define Mood Episode.
What are the 4 types?
Distinct period of time in which some abnormal mood is present:
- Major Depressive Episode
- Manic Episode
- Hypomanic Episode
- Mixed Episode
DSM 5 diagnostic criteria for Major depressive episode:
5+ of the following present for AT LEAST 2 weeks:
- *At least #1 or #2 must be present (“SIGECAPS”)
1. Depressed mood predominates
2. Anhedonia
3. Appetite/ weight changes
4. Worthlessness/ Guilt
5. Sleep disturbance (insomnia/ hypersomnia)
6. Diminished concentration
7. Psychomotor agitation/ retardation
8. Fatigue/ Decreased energy
9. SI - *Can’t be explained by meds/medical condition
- *Significant distress social/ occupational impairment
DSM 5 diagnostic criteria for Manic Episode:
3+ of the following (4+ if mood is only irritable) for AT LEAST 1 WEEK:
DIGFAST
- Distractibility
- Inflated self esteem/ grandiosity
- ^ goal directed activity/ psychomotor agitation
- Decreased sleep
- Flight of ideas/ racing thoughts
- ^ Talkativeness/ pressured speech
- ^ indulging w/ consequences (shopping, sex, etc)
* *Can’t be explained by meds/medical condition
* *Significant distress social/ occupational impairment
* *Up to 50% patients have comorbid psychosis
DIGFAST for mania:
Distractibility Insomnia/ Impulsivity Grandiosity Flight of ideas Activity/ Agitation Speech (pressured) Thoughtlessness
SIGECAPS for depression:
Sleep disturbance Interest loss Guilt Energy decrease Concentration decrease Appetite changes Psychomotor retardation Suicidal ideation
DSM 5 Diagnostic criteria for Hypomanic Episode:
Same as manic episode, but only lasts AT LEAST 4 DAYS
- *Does not cause marked functional impairment
- *Does not require hospitalization
- *Does not have psychotic features
DSM 5 Diagnostic criteria for Mixed Mood Episode:
What is the most predominant mood state in these patients?
How is the condition treated?
- Criteria met for manic or hypomanic episode
- 3+ sx of major depressive episode
- Duration of AT LEAST 1 WEEK
- *Note that irritability is the most predominant mood state in these patients
- *Can treat with AEDs like valproic acid
Patients with cerebrovascular disease/ stroke are at significant increase risk to develop which mood episode?
DEPRESSIVE
**Associated with poorer outcomes
4 Disease states that can cause manic mood episodes:
- Metabolic disease (hyperthyroidism)
- Neurological disease (MS, temporal lobe seizures)
- Neoplasms
- HIV infection
7 Disease states that can cause depressive mood episodes:
- Cerebrovascular disease
- Endocrinopathies (Cushings, DM, Ca, TH, etc)
- Parkinson’s
- Viral illness (mono)
- Carcinoid syndrome
- Cancer (pancreatic, lymphoma especially)
- Collagen/ Vascular disease (SLE, etc)
Three substances/ meds you didn’t know could cause depression:
- antihypertensives
- diuretics
- sulfonamides
Most common disorder leading to suicide?
MDD
DSM 5 criteria for Major Depressive Disorder:
- At lease 1 major depressive episode
2. NO Hx manic or hypomanic episodes
How does MDD commonly present?
- Common sx
- Common age of presentation
- Vague somatic complaints like fatigue, HA, abdominal pain, muscle tension, etc.
- Peak onset in 20’s; more common in women that men during reproductive age
Describe the sleep changes associated with MDD (4):
- Multiple wakings
- Initial and terminal insomnia (rarely hypersomnia)
- REM shifted earlier in night (^^^ REM)
- Decrease slow wave sleep
4 risk factors for MDD:
- High cortisol (hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal imbalance)
- Abnormal TH axis
- Adverse childhood experiences (especially death of parent before 11 yoa)
- Genetics (first degree relatives 2-4x ^^^ likelihood)
Hamilton Depression Rating Scale:
What is it used for?
Measure depression severity and track effectiveness of therapies
PHQ-9 Depression Scale:
What is it used for?
Depression screening tool used in primary care setting
Which antidepressant drug class is the most lethal in OD? What are some ADRs associated with this drug class (5)
TCAs
- Sedation
- Weight gain
- Orthostatic Hypotension
- Anticholinergic effects
- ^ QTc interval
What are the most common ADRs associated with SSRIs?
3
- GI
- Sexual
- Rebound anxiety
When are MAOi’s indicated for use?
What are the 2 most important/ dangerous ADR?
What is the most COMMON ADR?
- Refractory depression
1. Hypertensive crisis with sympathomimetics or tyramine rich foods
2. Serotonin syndrome when taken in combo with SSRI - # 1 ADR = orthostatic hypotension
What are the clinical features of serotonin syndrome? (4)
- ANS instability
- Hyperthermia
- Hyperreflexia
- Seizures
When are atypical antipsychotics used to treat depression? (2)
- Adjunct to SSRI to treat MDD w psychotic features (1st line combo)
- Resistant/ refractory MDD without psychotic features
What are 3 possible adjunctive treatments used in tandem with antidepressants to treat refractory MDD?
- Triiodothyronine (T3)
- Levothyroxine (T4)
- Lithium