Depressive Disorders
This feeling is what some experience when they have a lack of joy or no feeling of pleasure.
What is anhedonia?
This type of bipolar disorder may require hospitalization in a manic phase.
What is bipolar I disorder?
This is the number #1 priority with caring for patients with depression and bipolar disorder... Really, it's the priority with any patient.
These are the first-line medications for treating depression symptoms.
What are SSRIs?
The lifetime risk of depression peaks around this age. Usually seen during the "sandwich generation."
What is middle age?
Bipolar I disorder has these two features in symptoms which are "polar" opposites of each other. They are also in its alternative name.
What are mania (manic) episodes and depressive symptoms?
"Manic depressive disorder"
This timeframe is when we need to monitor for any suicidal ideation in adolescent and adults after initiating an SSRI.
What is 2-4 weeks?
A therapeutic level of lithium is within this range and a toxic level is in this range.
What is a therapeutic level of 0.6 - 1.4 mEq/L and a toxic level of 1.5 mEq/L?
A type of mood disorder that is diagnosed prior to some children being diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
What is Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder?
Bipolar II disorder symptoms show a low-level and less dramatic version of manic symptoms called this.
What is hypomania?
This screening should be conducted with ALL patients who have depression and bipolar disorder.
What is a suicidal ideation screen or depression screening?
This invasive treatment for depression involves surgically implanting electrodes inside the head.
What is deep brain stimulation?
These are some of the drug classes that can cause a substance/medication-induced depression.
What are the following:
antiviral agents, cardiovascular drugs, antidepressants, retinoids, anticonvulsants, migraine agents, hormonal agents, antipsychotics, smoking cessation agents, and immunological agents.
This disorder is known for rapid cycling and develops in childhood more than others.
What is Cyclothymic disorder?
A nursing intervention that is encouraged even when the patient doesn't feel like doing this. It can boost serotonin, one of the feel good hormones.
What is exercise?
These class of drugs are used for those who are pregnant and have acute mania, bipolar maintenance & bipolar depression.
What are atypical antipsychotics medications?
Out of the 3 phases of depression, the goal of this phase is the reduction of depression symptoms.
What is the acute phase?
This type of speech rambles on giving you a topic with a lot of unimportant details but then eventually will return back to the main topic.
What is Circumstantial speech?
When assessing for bipolar disorder, this is one of the main or starting symptoms that can give us a clue that they may have the disorder.
What is decreased sleep or insomnia?
This is the amount of hours after the last dose that you would draw for a lithium level.
What is 12 hours?