Psychotherapy approaches for depression US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Psychotherapy approaches for depression Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 1: In addition to schizophrenia, _____ antipsychotics are used to treat treatment-resistant depression
Answer: atypical
Flashcard 2: MAO inhibitors may be used to treat anxiety and treatment-resistant _____ depression (not first line)
Answer: atypical
Flashcard 3: Can a person with grief meet the criteria for major depressive episode? _____
Answer: Yes
Flashcard 4: What is the first-line treatment for atypical depression? _____
Answer: CBT and SSRIs
Flashcard 5: depression
Answer:
Extra: early morning awakening incomplete decreased: NE, dopamine, serotonin
Flashcard 6: serotonin
Answer: raphe nucleus
Flashcard 7: A woman status post mastectomy says she feels ugly when she undresses.
Answer: Find out why the patient feels that way. Do not offer false reassurance or anything that could be interpreted as flirtation. (e.g. You still look great!)
Flashcard 8: What changes in sleep patterns are often seen in depressed patients?
Answer: 1. less delta-wave sleep
2. more REM sleep
3. more/earlier awakenings
(decreased delta-wave sleep (stage N3)
decreased REM latency
increased REM early in sleep cycle
increased total time in REM
repeated nighttime awakenings
early-morning awakening)
Flashcard 9: Major depressive disorder with seasonal pattern is most associated with what season?
_____
Answer: Winter
Extra:
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/psychiatry/mood-disorders/acquire?ref=anki
Flashcard 10: Huntington disease presents with chorea that can progress to _____ and dementia; also may have aggression
Answer: depression
Extra:
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