Affective Disorders Tutorial

Question 1

What is the DEAD SWAMP mnemonic for symptoms of depression?

Answer 1

DEPRESSED MOOD (two weeks)
ENERGY DECREASED
ANHEDONIA
Dead thoughts
Sleep disturbance, Sex drive decreased
Worthlessness
Appetite changes
Mentation (concentration)
Psychomotor retardation

Question 2

What is the difference between a delusion and a hallucination?

Answer 2

Delusion- an unshakable belief that is outside the patient’s normal cultural/religious beliefs
Hallucination- an abnormal perception of an absent stimulus

Question 3

What are the most common delusions and hallucinations in depressed patients?

Answer 3

Delusion = persecutory delusions
Hallucination = seeing dead relatives

Question 4

What is the DIG FAST mnemonic for symptoms of mania?

Answer 4

Distractibility
Irritability
Grandiosity
Flight of ideas (ideas running, excessive spending, risk taking behavior)
Appetite changes
Sleep disturbance, Sex drive increase
Talkative