CAGE - ANS-items responses are scored either 1 or 0. A score 2 or higher is
considered clinically significant
OCD - ANS-obsessive thoughts interfere
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-are you concern about things being contaminated, keeping things in perfect order
-do you feel driven to perform certain acts over and over again?
-have unwanted images or thought that you cant seem to get out of your head
layman's explanation of mental illness - ANS-Abnormal functioning of neurotransmitters.
Neuroanatomical differences have been found in some cases.
-can arise from multiple sources, not a single or consistent cause has been established
biomedical psychiatry - ANS-mental illness is conceptualized as a disorder of the brain
circuit caused by a complex interplay of genetic and environmental factor
state-dependent learning - ANS-when a memory is formed a new neural pathway is
created. If the memory was formed under specific chemical conditions (on a drug,
manic), then the pathway will be primed to work most effectively under these
circumstances.
-state-dependent learning in bipolar. Bipolar individuals in a depressed episode may not
be able to recall details of manic episodes. Corroboration is needed.
Assessment tools to screen for cognitive impairment - ANS--folstein mini-mental: perfect
score is 30. <24 impairment. If only 9th grade education <17
Abnormal sodium levels - ANS--increased: dehydration, methyldopa,
-decreased: SIADH, heart failure, nephrotic syndrome, hepatic disease.
Abnormal Potassium levels - ANS-Increased: amiloride, spirolactone, lithium,
propranolol.
Decreased
alpha 1 antagonists - ANS--vasodilator and used for hypertension
-raynauds
-PTSD and GAD
-benign prostatic hyperplasia (tamsulosin)
-agonism: vasoconstrictor
-trazadone and many antipsychotics
ESR-erythrocyte sedimentation rate - ANS-high values indicate autoimmune,
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