Mood disorders Flashcards
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Different kinds of bipolar disorders
I
II
Cyclothymic
This bipolar disorder is characterized by 1 or more manic or mixed episodes
Bipolar I
Bipolar I is usually accompanied by a
major depressive episode
This is a distinct period of ime during which there is an abnormally and persistentyl elevated, expansive, or irritable mood
Manic Episode
A period of abnormal mood must be this long to be a manic episode
1 week
A manic episode must have at least this many additional symptoms
3
The additional symptoms of a manic episode
Inflated self-esteem
decrecread need ofr sleep
Pressure of speech
flight of ideas
Distractibialyt
Increased invvolvement in goal directed activites
ecessive invovlment in pleasurable activites with a high potential for pain
A mixed episode needs to be at last this long
1 week
This bipolar disorders is characterized by one or more major depressive episodes
Bipolar II
Bipolar II is accompianed by
hypomanic episode
This is an abnormal and persistently elevated, expanisve, and irritbale mood that last at least 4 days and incudes 3 additional symtpoms
Hypomanic episode
Which is more severe, Manic or hypomanic
Manic
Does hypomanic disrupt functioning
no
This disorder is characterized by at least 2 year duration of mood swings that flucate between hypomania and minor, but not major depression
Cyclothymic disorder
This is when you have bipolar features but do not met the criterai for any specific bipolar disorders
Bipolar disorders not otherwise specified
There is a strong evidence for genetic influence for this bipolar
I
Causes of Bipolar diosorders are most likely involve a combination of
genetic
biology
envirnomental stressors
The mean age for first impairment of bipolar is
18.7
Medication for bipolar
Mood stabilizers=Lithium
Anticonvulsants= Depakote, Tegretol, lamictal, neurotinin, topamax
This is when there is a condition to be directly physiological consewuence of a general medical condition
Mood disorder due to a general medical condition
This is a mood disorder that is judged directly physiological conswquence of a drug abuse
Substance- induced mood disorder
Once a patient reveals sucidial ideation, the physcian must consider
Psychiatric consulation and hospitalization
Many patients who commit sucide visit a primary care physcian this time before sucide
one month
this percent of bipolar patients attempt sucied at least once
25-50%