depression core sx
anhedonia, fatigue, low mood
anxiety definition
persistant, excessive, uncontrolled and diffuse worrying
schizophrenia
group of disorders characterised by psychotic episodes and negative symptoms
negative symptoms of schizophrenia
Avolition, affect blunted, asocial, anhedonia, alogia, attention decreased
OCD
Distressing, recurrent ideas that the pt tries to resist that compulsions provide short term relief to
compulsion
repeated acts or rituals that are not enjoyable and are unlikely to relieve the stress of the obsession
bipolar affective disorder
two or more episodes where mood and activity levels are significantly disturbed, some occasions of elevation and others of a lowering
hypomania
several features with considerable interference with work / social activity for at least 4 days
Hypomania features
-Mildly elevated, expansive or irritable mood
-increased energy, activity,
self-esteem or sex drive
over familiarity
-reduced need for sleep
difficulty focussing on one thing
Mania
Several features present for longer than 1-week, complete disruption of work and social activities
Mania features
I DIG FASTER
Irritability
Distractibility/ disinhibited
Impaired insight/ increased libido
Grandiose delusions
Flight of ideas
Activity / appetite increased
Sleep decreased
Talkative (pressure of speech)
Elevated mood / energy
Reduced concentration / reckless behaviour
Cyclothymia
Mild periods of elation/ depression, early onset, chronic course, common in relatives of BPAD and EUPD
Dysthymia
Chronic low mood not fulfilling the criteria for depression
Mixed affective state
Either a mixture or rapid alternation of hypomanic and depressive symptoms
Anorexia Nervosa
a disorder characterised by deliberate weight loss, induced and sustained by the pt for 3 months
AN essential features
Low body weight (20% in under 6/12, BMI <18.5, <5th centile) which is not better explained,
persistent pattern of restrictive eating or other behaviours aimed at establishing or maintaining abnormally low BW,
FEEDD
fear of weight gain
emaciated
endocrine disorders (amenorrhoea, sexual dysfunction)
deliberate weight loss
distorted body images
Bulimia Nervosa
-repeated bouts of overeating
-an excessive preoccupation with the control of body weight
-leading to a pattern of overeating followed by vomiting or use of purgatives
BN essential features
-Recurrent episodes of binge eating (once a week over a month)
-inappropriate compensatory behaviours to prevent wt gain
-excessive preoccupation with body, weight and shape
-distress about the pattern of binge eating
-sx do not meet criteria for anorexia nervosa,
Binge eating disorder essential features
-Frequent, recurrent episodes of binge eating (1/7 for 3/12)
-not regularly accompanied by compensatory behaviours to prevent wt gain
-not better explained by another diagnosis, substance or medication use
-distress about pattern of binge eating
