Bipolar Disorder: Depressive and Mixed Episodes — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: What is the primary indication of lithium?_____

Answer: Bipolar disorder

Flashcard 2: When you suspect a patient has major depressive disorder, you must screen for a history of _____ to rule out bipolar disorder

Answer: manic episodes

Flashcard 3: For bipolar disorder, the suicidal risk is _____ in the depressive phase than the manic phase.

Answer: more (more/less)

Flashcard 4: Drug of choice for bipolar disorder:

Answer: Lithium

Flashcard 5: Bipolar affective disorder _____ is a risk factor of rapid cycling disorder

Answer: II

Flashcard 6: _____ disorder is characterized by recurrent episodes of major depression, mania, or hypomania with seasonal onset

Answer: Seasonal affective

Flashcard 7: _____ disorder episodes are characterized by depressed mood or anhedonia and at least four other "SIG E CAPS" symptoms lasting > 2 weeks (duration)

Answer: Major depressive

Flashcard 8: childhood bipolar disorder are now called as _____

Answer: disruptive mood dysregulation disorders

Extra: 

Flashcard 9: Patients with major depressive episode with psychotic features have mood-congruent _____ and hallucinations

Answer: delusions

Flashcard 10: Rapid cycling bipolar disorder is characterised by _____ or more mood disturbances in a year with each episode either having a partial or full remission for at least 2 months or a switch to the opposite polarity.

Answer: 4