Severe Mental Illness UK Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
Master Severe Mental Illness with OnCourse flashcards. These spaced repetition flashcards are designed for medical students preparing for NEET PG, USMLE Step 1, USMLE Step 2, MBBS exams, and other medical licensing examinations.
Severe Mental Illness Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 51: The _____ tool is used to classify alcohol withdrawal severity
Answer: CIWA-Ar
Flashcard 52: _____ are significantly more likely to develop alcohol use disorder
Answer: Men
Flashcard 53: _____ are more likely to try suicide
Answer: Women
Flashcard 54: What form of self harm is the most common?
_____
Answer: Cutting of the wrist, forearm, & thighs
Flashcard 55: Patients started on an SSRI are at an initial increased risk of _____
Answer: suicide
Flashcard 56: Risk factors for suicide are remembered with the mnemonic \"_____\"
Answer: SAD PERSONS
Extra: The SAD PERSONS scale is a clinical assessment tool used to determine the risk of suicide. While its predictive validity is debated in modern psychiatry (often favoring modern tools like the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale), it remains a high-yield mnemonic for exams like NEET PG, INI-CET, and USMLE.
Flashcard 57: Which "SAD PERSONS" risk factor carries the highest risk for suicide?
_____
Answer: Previous attempt
Flashcard 58: Sudden improvement of symptoms in agitated or depressed patients could signal an impending _____
Answer: suicide
Flashcard 59: _____ are more likely to complete suicide
Answer: Men
Flashcard 60: _____ is the spectrum of thoughts, behaviours, and intensions related to ending one's own life
Answer: Suicidality
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