Common Mental Disorders — Flashcards

Flashcard 11: Naltrexone is a(n) _____ antagonist

Answer: μ-opioid

Flashcard 12: What is the pharmacological management of smoking cessation to reduce cravings? _____ or varenicline, or bupropion

Answer: Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT)

Flashcard 13: Most likely diagnosis in a patient with irritability, anxiety, restlessness, & weight gain after stopping smoking? _____

Answer: Nicotine withdrawal

Flashcard 14: What is the management for alcohol withdrawal in slow metabolism (liver failure)? _____

Answer: Lorazepam

Flashcard 15: _____ questions can be used as an alternative to screen for alcohol use disorder, but the AUDIT questionnaire is the recommended gold standard.

Answer: CAGE

Extra: CAGE (Cut down, Annoyed, Guilty, Eye-opener) is a quick screening tool for alcohol dependence. AUDIT (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test) is more comprehensive and is the gold standard recommended by the WHO for screening alcohol use disorders in primary care settings.

Flashcard 16: _____ is a chronic condition where individuals have uncontrolled substance use despite adverse consequences

Answer: Substance use disorder (SUD)

Flashcard 17: _____ in SUD presents as failure to fulfill major obligations (work, family, community), interpersonal problems, & reduced activities

Answer: Social impairment

Flashcard 18: _____ in SUD present as tolerance & withdrawal symptoms

Answer: Pharmacological effects

Flashcard 19: What is the general management of substance use disorder? 1. _____ 2. Pharmacological management for intoxication, withdrawal, & relapse

Answer: Individual/group therapy

Flashcard 20: Opioid dependence can occur from illicit drugs (e.g. _____) or prescribed drugs (e.g. oxycodone, morphine, tramadol, codeine)

Answer: heroin, fentanyl