Flashcards in Psychiatric disorders and substance abuse Deck (33)
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half suicides occur when
up to 12 weeks post natally
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mental illness is a leading cause of what in the uk
maternal death
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principles of treatment
drugs with low risk to bother mother and fetus
lowest dose monotherapy to avoid depot
encourage breast feeding whenever possible
increase screening of fetas-cardio and growth
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anxiety disorders - what should be avoided and why
benzos - sedation in baby, cleft, neonatal withdrawal
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BPD in how many women
risk of episode post natally
risk of what
when is the baby affected
1%
50% without rx
suicide
genetic risk 1/7
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anti convulsants for BPD valproate SE
neural tube defects
craniofacial defects
CV abnormality
IUGR
reduced IQ
cleft
genitourinary anomalities
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BPD carbamazepine SE
facial dysmorphism
cardiac anomalities
fingernail hyperplasia
NTD
Vit k deificieny - haemorrhagic disease of the newborn
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Lamotrigine (safest one) SE for BPD
SJS if breast feeding - rare
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BPD lithium SE
contraindicated in what
switch to what if on TCA
cardiac abnormalities, maternal toxicity, ebsteins anomaly, neonatal hypotonia, hypothyroidism, hypoglycaemia
in breast feeing
in preg should be stopped gradually
if on TCA switch to SSRIs
also start on SSRIs
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schiz in how many women
risk of schiz to child
1%
10%
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treatment of schiz in preg
anti psychotics are safe
mostly topical ones used
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what should babies be observed for in anti psychotics
they are all sedating drugs so
lethargy, sedation, and appropriate developmental milestones
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clozapine contra indicated in what and why
breast feeding
life threatening events in baby
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olanzapine has an increased risk of what
extra pyramidal reactions in breast fed baby
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anticholinergic drugs safe?
not in preg
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eating disorders BN
anorexia
risks
1%
0.2%
IUGR, prematurity, hypokalaemia, hyponatraemia, met alk, miscarriage, premature delivery
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mild - mod depression
mod-severe
psychological treatment
pharmacological
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venlafaxine for depression
causes hypertension
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paroxtetine for depression
cardiac abnormalities
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SSRIs in depression
use with caution after 20 weeks may lead to pulmonary hypertension in child
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TCA and SSRI in breast milk can lead to what
sedation
use low dose
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what do all anti depressants carry a risk of
withdrawel or toxicity in neonates which is usually self limiting and mild
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which are safer for an overdose SSRI or TCAs
SSRIs
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post natal depression how many women
onset
mild-mod
mod-severe
10%. 1/3 lasts more than 1 yr
2-6 weeks postnatally, lasts weeks to months
self help, counselling
psychotherapy/anti depressants/admission
25% risk of reoccurrence
70& life time risk of depression
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baby blues how many women
when
50%
days 3-10 and it is self limiting
usually due to hormone surges
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puerperal psychosis when
symptoms
how many women
cx
risk factors for it
ddx
within 2 weeks of delivery
sleep disturbance, confusion, irrational ideas
mania, delusions, hallucinations, confusion
0.1%
5% suicide risk and 4% infanticide
bipolar (50%), previous puerperal psychosis, 1st degree relative
bpd, depression, schiz, organic brain dysfunction
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PPS management
admission
antidepressants anti psychotics, mood stabilisers, ECT
80% 10 yr recurrence rate
25% develop bpd
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how many women have alcohol dependancy
how many have illicit drug dependance
4.7%
2.2%
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alcoholism risks
miscarriage
facial deformaties, lower IW, neurodevelopment delay, epilepsy, heart and kidney defects, hearing
withdrawel
wenickes encephalopathy
korsakoff syndrome
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