General Knowledge
ADHD
Anxiety Disorders
ODD
Mood Disorders
100

This is the full name of the DSM-5. 

what is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth-Edition?

100

This is the age symptoms are required to be noticeable by for a diagnosis of ADHD

What is 12?

100

This is one way to know that anxiety is a disorder, rather than typical

What is any of: 

1) it's lasted at least 6 months

2) it's pervasive and persistent

3) It is out of the realm of an expected/typical response to a situation

100

This is how often symptoms must occur for children 5+

What is at least once per week for six months

100
This is how to differentiate MDD from PDD

What is MDD lasts 2 weeks or longer, PDD lasts 1 year or longer. Also correct: MDD is more severe, while PDD is more mild

200

These are some of the biggest challenges in administering a K-SADS.

What are time management, comorbidity, interview skills and/or how to interview teens who don't want to talk to you?

200

These are the three presentations of ADHD.

What is inattentive, hyperactive/impulsive, and combined? 

200
This is how to differentiate Generalized Anxiety Disorder from other Anxiety Disorders

What is to feel anxiety about a number of different things in different contexts? 

200

If a child behaves negatively only towards this person, it doesn't count for an ODD diagnosis

What is a sibling

200

These are key ways of differentiating mania versus hypomania

What is mania lasts at least a week or includes hospitalization, while hypomania lasts at least 4 days and has no hospitalization. Hypomania is also milder, not dangerous, and not significantly impairing, and no psychosis. 

300

This is why the intro interview is important.

What is to develop rapport and get life context to refer back to later in the interview? 
300

These symptoms are all seen in ADHD, Anxiety and Depressive Disorders.

What are psychomotor agitation, diminished ability to think and concentrate, sleep difficulties

300
This is the "social" component of Social Anxiety Disorder

What is the fear includes thoughts of the opinions or experiences of other people? 

300

ODD causes distress to any or all of the following

Who are the child, family, friends, and/or teachers

300

These are verbally expressed symptoms of mania/hypomania

What is talking more than usual, pressured speech, flight of ideas, and grandiosity? 

400

This is what to do if between two codes (ie 2 or 3) during an interview.

What is to score the higher number? 
400

This is how you ask about ADHD symptoms if a child is medicated.

What is "what's different if they're not on their meds or miss a dose"?

400

This is the easiest way to differentiate Selective Mutism from a Speech, Language, or Learning Disorder

What is it's selective (i.e., can speak fluently in some contexts but not others). 

400

ODD causes problems in these contexts

What are home, school, and/or social?

400

This is the most awkward symptom of mania to interview around

what is hypersexuality? 

500

If a disorder is better explained by any of these three criteria, a diagnosis is not indicated.

What is a substance (including medication), another medical condition, or another psychiatric disorder?

500

These are how many symptoms that are required to meet a diagnosis of ADHD

What is 6/9, or 12/18 for combined? 
500

These are the physiological symptoms of GAD (name at least 3)

What is:

Restlessness, keyed up or on edge

Easily fatigued

Muscle Tension

Sleep Disturbance 

Bonus: headaches and GI symptoms

500

These are the three symptom clusters of ODD

What is anger/irritable mood, argumentative/defiant behavior, and vindictiveness? 

500
This differentiates depression from typical sadness

What is the duration of symptoms, the impairment from symptoms, and the number of symptoms?

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