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1
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What’s the four headings on the mental health continuum model

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Healthy
Reacting
Injured
ill

2
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What model can be used to demonstrate stress ins and outs and acute crisis

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Bucket model of stress-vulnerability

3
Q

Clinically significant distress relies on what?

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Perspective of the treatment provider

4
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Diagnosis of mental health conditions is based on what

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DSM-V

ICD-10

5
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What are the characteristic symptoms of schizophrenia

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Delusions 
Hallucinations 
Disorganised speech 
Grossly disorganised behaviour 
Negative symptoms 
Social/occupational dysfunction
Signs for at least 6months
6
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List positive symptoms of schizophrenia

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Hallucinations
Delusions
Thought disorder
Passivity phenomena (chip in brain)

7
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What can delusions entail in schizophrenia

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Paranoia
Grandiose
Ideas of reference (bus top numbers)

8
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List negative symptoms of schizophrenia

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Slowed down thought and movement
Indifferent to social contact
Lack of interest in previously pleasurable things

9
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What’s more difficult to treat in schizophrenia.. positive or negative symptoms?

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Negative

10
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What are the long term treatment goals of schizophrenia

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Symptom control 
Prevent relapse/re-admission 
Ensure tolerability/safety 
Improve quality of life 
Improve social functioning 
Reduce cost
11
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What are the three key symptoms of depression

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Lowered mood
Anergia (lethargy)
Anhedonia (no pleasure from activities)

12
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The new DSM-V criteria has taken out what and what problem could this cause

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Bereavement exclusion

–> medicalising normal life

13
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What’s a big problem with SSRIs

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Vomiting/nausea

14
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True/false: SSRIs are safer in overdose than TCAs

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Yeh

15
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Three side effects of SSRIs

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Nausea/vom
GI
Sexual dysfunction

16
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Side effects of TCA

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Postural hypotension
Sedation
Anticholinergic effects

17
Q

TCAs are more toxic in overdose what two things can occur

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Cardiac toxicity

Seizures

18
Q

Why is mirtazapine often used in combination with other antidepressants?

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Different mechanisms of action

19
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After recovery how long should antidepressants be continued for

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6months

20
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Why is alternate day dosing not a good idea with e.g venlafaxine

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Short half life

21
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List the antidepressant discontinuation symptoms

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Flu like symptoms 
Insomnia 
Nausea 
Imbalance 
Sensory disturbances 
Anxiety/ agitation
22
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Which type of antipsychotic is more targeted?

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Atypical

23
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What do you need to consider when choosing antipsychotic medication

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Metabolic
Extrapyramidal
Cardiovascular
Hormonal

24
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Risk of clozapine

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Serious blood disorders

25
Q

Trial of antipsychotic medication should continue for how many weeks

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4-6 weeks

26
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Half life of fluoxetine

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Approx 1 week

27
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Why caution from switching to a TCA from fluoxetine/paroxetine

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They inhibit metabolism of TCA start lower dose of TCA

28
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3 ways of switching medication

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1) taper down drug and simultaneously start low and increase new drug(cross-tapering)
2) taper down and stop one then start another after gap
3) stop one and start another

29
Q

Symptoms of severe serotonin syndrome

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Fever
Seizures
Irregular heartbeat
Unconscious

30
Q

Side effects of typical antipsychotics

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Hypotension
EPSE
abticholinergic effects

31
Q

3 examples of typical antipsychotics

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Chlorpromazine
Haloperidol
Perphenazine

32
Q

Side effects of atypical antipsychotics

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Diabetes
Sexual dysfunction
Weight gain

33
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Examples of atypical antipsychotics

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Olanazpine
Quetiapine
Clozapine
Risperidone

34
Q

What score on the PHQ-9 indicates moderate-severe depression

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> 10

35
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True false: PHQ-2 questionnaire can be an enhanced service and you have to be trained whereas PHQ-9 isn’t

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False it’s the other way round

36
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PHQ-2 questionnaire asks about the past how many weeks?

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2 weeks

37
Q

PHQ-2 score ranges from what

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0-6

38
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PHQ-2 asks what 2 questions

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1) little interest/pleasure in doing things

2) feeling down, depressed or hopeless

39
Q

What’s HADS

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Hospital anxiety and depression score used in hospitals

40
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GADS7

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Generalised anxiety and depression score 7