Mood Disorders and Differential diagnosis

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Mood Disorders
Major Depressive Disorder
Bipolar Disorder
Differential Diagnosis
What is this?   A mood d/o is characterized by one or more major depressive episodes (MDE)   I) one manic or mixed (meet criteria for mania and MDE) episode (usually requiring hospitalization) II) At least one MDE and on hypomanic episode   (blank)  
DSM IV criteria for diagnosis?   1) Depressed mood or anhedonia (lost interest) 2) 5 symptoms from SIG E CAPS list 3) for a 2 WEEK PERIOD   Manic episode is 1 week or more of persistently elevated, expansive or irritable mood plus 3 DIG FAST symptoms. Psychotic symptoms common in mania   (blank)  
Symptoms of episode   SIG E CAPS: Sleep, Interest, Guilt, Energy, Concentration, Appetite, Psychomotor, Suicide   DIG FAST: Distractability, Insomnia, Grandiosity, Flight of ideas, Activities/psychomotor Agitation, Sexual indiscretions, Talkativeness/pressured speech   (blank)  
Who gets this?   Females in mid-20s; in elderly incidence increases with age; chronic illness and stress increases risk. 15% will die due to suicide   M:F is 1:1, fam hx increases risk, onset 20s, frequency of mood episodes increases with age, 10-15% die suicide   (blank)  
What do they tell you?   Depressed mood/anhedonia + SIG E CAPS   DIG FAST. Excessive engagement in pleasurable activities, reckless behavior, and/or psychotic features ***antidepressant meds may trigger mania   (blank)  
What are the different types within the disorder?   1) Psychotic features: delusions/hallucinations 2) Postpartum: 1 mon; 10% risk, high recurrence; psychosis 3) Atypical: wt gain, hypersomnia 4) Seasonal: Depr commonly in winter; responds light therapy 5) Double depression: MDE in dysthmia   1) Bipolar I (mania or mixed episode) 2) Bipolar II (MDE + hypomania) 3) Rapid cycling: greater than 4 episodes/year (MDE, manic, mixed or hypomanic) 4) Cyclothymic: less severe alternating hypomania and moderate depression >2yrs   (blank)  
What is used for treatment?   1) Meds: effective 50-70%; 2-6w to work; treat >6mon 2) ECT 6-12Xs for refractory or psychotic depression (SE- anterograde amnesia, HA, confusion) 3) Psychotherapy + meds 4) Phototherapy for seasonal   1) Mania: antipsychotics and mood stabilizers 2) Depression: mood stabilizers +/- antidepressant (don't want to trigger mania); ECT can be used in refractory cases   (blank)  
Mood d/o due to medical condition   Hypothyroid, Parkinson, CNS, neoplasms, stroke (esp ACA), dementias, parathyroid d/o   (blank)   (blank)  
Substance-induced mood d/o   illicit drugs, alcohol, antiHTNs, steroids, OCPs   (blank)   (blank)  
Adjustment d/o with depressed mood   symptoms resembling MDE within 3 months of identifiable stressor   (blank)   (blank)  
Normal bereavement   After loved one lost   No severe impariment/suicidality; resolves in year but varies   may lead to major depressive d/o requiring Rx  
Dysthmia   milder, chronic depressed mood present most of time for >2yrs   often treatment resistant   (blank)  


   

 
 

 
 

 
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