Mood Disorders

These are based on my notes and information found in the DSM-IV.

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The Bipolar Disorders are broken down into Bipolar I and Bipolar II. Bipolar I differs from Bipolar II due to __________.
Manic episodes that are more intense then you would see in someone that has Bipolar II where you have hypomania.
What are the specifiers for Major Depressive Disorder?
Mild, Moderate, Severe w/out psychotic features/severe with psychotic features, Chronic, w/ Catatonic Features, w/ Melancholic Features, w/ Atypical Features, w/ Postpartum Onset.
Name two criteria that have to be met in order to make the diagnosis of Mixed Episode.
You must meet the criteria for both Manic Episodes and Major Depressive Episodes every day durning at least a 1-week period.
This mood disorder is defined as a distinct period during which there is an abnormally and persistently elevated, expansive, or irritable mood that last at least 4 days.
Hypomanic Episode.
What are the specifiers for Dysthymic Disorder considering age of onset and characteristic pattern of symptoms.
Early onset-symptoms occur before 21Late onset- symptoms occur at 21 or olderWith Atypical Features- If pattern of symptoms during most recent 2yrs. meets criteria for With Atypical Features
Depressed mood for most days for at least 2 yrs., insomnia, low energy, never been without symptoms for more than 2 months, no major depressive episode, never manic, mixed, or hypomanic, not due to drugs or alcohol.
Dysthymic Disorder
This disorder has the same DSM code as a popular alternative rock group and these individuals are known by their depressive features that do not meet criteria for MDD, Dysthymia, Adjustment Disorder w/ depressed mood etc...
311: Depressive Disorder Not Otherwise Specified
If full criteria are not met for Manic, Mixed or Major Depressive Episode what specifiers would you use to describe the current clinical status of the Bipolar I Disorder and to describe features of the most recent episode.
In Partial Remission/In Full RemissionW/ Catatonic Features W/Postpartum Onset
What specifiers can be used to indicate the pattern of the Mood Disorder episode.
Longitudinal Courses Specifiers With Seasonal PatternWith Rapid Cycling
The lifetime prevalence of Bipolar I Disorder in community samples varied from _____ to______
0.4%-1.6%
Bipolar I, Single Manic Episode has the presence of only ______ Manic Episode and no past ________
1; Major Depressive Episodes
Diagnostic criteria for 296.89, Bipolar Disorder
Presence or history of one or more Major Depressive Episode and at least one Hypomanic EpisodeThere has never been a Manic Episode or Mixed Episode Criteria A and B are not better accounted for by Schizoaffective Disorder and are not superimposed on Schizophrenia, etc... Symptoms cause clinically significant distress ya-da, ya-da, ya-da.
What is the essential Feature of Cyclothymic Disorder?
Chronic, Fluctuating mood disturbance involving numerous periods of hypomanic symptoms and numerous periods of depressive symptoms. Must be presence for at least 2 yrs.
You interview a client that has recently had open heart surgery. They have symptoms of depression, does not have a history of mental disorders and hasn't felt like going to works since they have been cleared to do so. What do you suspect?
293.83; Mood Disorder Due to a General Medical Condition.
Describe the Rapid-Cycling Specifier applied to Bipolar I and Bipolar II Disorders.
The occurrence of 4 or more mood episodes durning the previous 12 months, can occur in any combination or order, must meet both the duration and symptoms criteria for a Major Depressive, Manic, Mixed, or Hypomanic Episode and must be demarcated by either a period of full remission or by a switch to an episode of opposite polarity.