Mood Disorders — Flashcards

Flashcard 151: _____ therapy is used mainly for treatment-refractory depression, depression with psychotic symptoms, and acute suicidality

Answer: Electroconvulsive

Flashcard 152: Dopamine receptor agonists, such as ropinirole, may _____ impulse activities (e.g. gambling, shopping, hypersexuality)

Answer: increase

Flashcard 153: Lesions to the _____ lobe may result in disinhibition, apathy, and deficits in concentration, orientation, and judgment

Answer: frontal

Flashcard 154: REM sleep may play a role in _____ processing

Answer: memory

Flashcard 155: Do patients with sleep terror disorder have any memory of the arousal episode?_____

Answer: No

Flashcard 156: What pharmacotherapy may be used to treat anorexia nervosa?

Answer: Olanzapine

Extra: First-line treatment for anorexia nervosa (AN) consists of nutritional rehabilitation and psychotherapy (e.g., CBT, family-based therapy). Pharmacotherapy has limited efficacy in AN, but **olanzapine** (an atypical antipsychotic) is the most commonly used adjunct, as it can help with weight gain and distorted thinking. **SSRIs** (e.g., fluoxetine) are generally **ineffective** while the patient is malnourished and are NOT first-line for AN, though they are the first-line pharmacotherapy for **bulimia nervosa**.

Flashcard 157: Marijuana withdrawal may cause irritability, anxiety, depression, insomnia, and _____ appetite

Answer: decreased

Flashcard 158: Which gender completes suicide more often?_____

Answer: Males

Flashcard 159: What demographic is associated with eating disorders? _____

Answer: Young females

Flashcard 160: Does a patient with cyclothymia typically return to normal mood and functioning between episodes? _____

Answer: No