Common Mental Disorders — Flashcards
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Dementia initially presents with worse _____-term memory loss
Hint: short/long
All patients with cognitive impairment must be evaluated for _____, as these are treatable and reversible conditions
Hint: 2
The first sign of dementia is often _____
Dementia is often not a single clinical entity, but _____.
Hint: mixed dementia)
The management of choice for somatisation (somatic symptom disorder) is _____.
Somatisation often leads to _____ symptoms as well as somatic symptoms
A diagnosis of somatisation involves a set of unexplained physical symptoms for at least _____
Hint: Time period
The location, type and severity of symptoms in somatisation _____ change over time typically
Hint: Do/Don't
Management of somatisation is aimed at treating _____ symptoms
What is the mechanism of action for Z-drugs? _____
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