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Bipolar Disorders
3.21.07
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03/21/2007

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What is the essential fieature of a manic episode?
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a one-week period during which the predominant mood is either elevated, expansive, or irritable
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Is elevated mood always the mood disturbance?
Definition
No-elevated mood is a prototypic symptom, but the predom. mood disturbance could be irritability
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What are the physiologic disturbances?
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decreased need for sleep; excessive energy; excessive pleasure seeking
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What are the motor activities of a manic?
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difficulty sitting still, pacing, repetitive activites with increased motor speed
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What are the speech patterens of a pt with mania?
Definition
loud, rapid, theatrical. Sounds, rather than meaningful conceptual relationships may govern word choice (clanging).
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What type of self esteem is characteristic?
Definition
inflated (uncritical self-confidence to marked gradiocity, may be delusional)
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Are associated delusions mood-congruent?
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yes--they are usually consistant with the predom mood.
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How is cognition impaired?
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Delusions, hallucinations, inability to concentrate, poorly organized, flights of ideas, distractability
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What are flights of ideas?
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nearly continuous flow of accelerated speech, with abrupt changes from topic to topic, based on non-understandable associations.
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Does a manic pt recognize that they are ill?
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No
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What is mood lability?
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Rapid shift from anger to depression to euphoria
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In hypomanic episodes, do pts suffer from social and occupational impairment?
Definition
No
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What is the difference btw BPI and BPII?
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BPI = atleast 1 manic episode
BPII = hypomania
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is BP1 more common in men or women? BPII?
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men are equal. Women have 2X a chance of men of getting BP
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What is the pathophysiology that occurs in mania?
Definition
increased norepi, increased dopa activity
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What brain regions are required to regulate mood in BP?
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prefrontal cortex, temporal lobes, amydala, limbic structures, BG, midbrain raphe
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What are some organic caused of depressive symptoms?
Definition
steriod psychosis, hypothyroidism, infections Mono, stopping meth/coke
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