PMHNP NR 547 Final Study Guide PMHNP
1. When do you
consider Unipolar major depression (major depressive
Unipo- lar disorder) is characterized by a history of one or
versus Bipo- lar more major depres- sive episodes (table 3) and
depression no history of mania (table 1) or hypomania
2. Geriatric Scoring Instructions. Score 1 point for each
Depres- sion bolded an- swer. A score of 5 or more
Scale (GDS) suggests depression.
Self-reporting tool that may be used to diagnose
and treat depression
3. Geriatric The Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) is a self-
Depres- sion report measure of depression in older adults.
Scale Users respond in a "Yes/No" format. The GDS
was originally developed as a 30-item
instrument. Since this version proved both time-
consuming and difficult for some patients to
com- plete, a 15-item version was developed.
The shortened form (GDS-S) is comprised of 15
items chosen from the
Geriatric Depression Scale-Long Form (GDS-L).
These
15 items were chosen because of their high
4. Geriatric correlation with depressive symptoms in
Depres- sion previous validation studies
Scale: Tar- geted
Population he GDS may be used with healthy, medically ill
and mild to moderately cognitively impaired
older adults. It has been extensively used in
5. Geriatric Depres- community, acute care, and long-term care
settings.
Pharmacologic, psychotherapeutic, or combination
treat-
sion Scale (GDS): ment indicated of the 15 items, 10 indicated the
presence
Score of depression when answered positively, while
the rest (question numbers 1, 5, 7, 11, 13)
indicated depression when answered
negatively.
,PMHNP NR 547 Final Study Guide PMHNP
Scores of 0-4 are considered normal, depending on
age, education, and complaints; (No Treatment)
5-8 indicate mild depression;
(Pharmacologic or psy- chotherapeutic
treatment may be indicated
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Base
treat
m
ent
on
durat
i on
of
symp
t oms
and
impairment
functi
onal
9-11 indicate moderate depression;
(Pharmacologic, psy- chotherapeutic, or
combination treatment indicated)
12-15 indicate severe depression.
(Pharmacologic, psy- chotherapeutic, or
combination treatment indicated
The presence of depression warrants prompt
6. Geriatric Depres- intervention
sion Scale (GDS): and treatment. The GDS may be used to monitor
depres-
Indication for
In- tervention
9. Center for Epi- demiologic Stud- ies
Depression Scale (CES-D)
7. Patient Health
Questionnaire
[PHQ-9]
8. The Beck De-
pression
Invento- ry (BDI)
, PMHNP NR 547 Final Study Guide PMHNP
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1. When do you
consider Unipolar major depression (major depressive
Unipo- lar disorder) is characterized by a history of one or
versus Bipo- lar more major depres- sive episodes (table 3) and
depression no history of mania (table 1) or hypomania
2. Geriatric Scoring Instructions. Score 1 point for each
Depres- sion bolded an- swer. A score of 5 or more
Scale (GDS) suggests depression.
Self-reporting tool that may be used to diagnose
and treat depression
3. Geriatric The Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) is a self-
Depres- sion report measure of depression in older adults.
Scale Users respond in a "Yes/No" format. The GDS
was originally developed as a 30-item
instrument. Since this version proved both time-
consuming and difficult for some patients to
com- plete, a 15-item version was developed.
The shortened form (GDS-S) is comprised of 15
items chosen from the
Geriatric Depression Scale-Long Form (GDS-L).
These
15 items were chosen because of their high
4. Geriatric correlation with depressive symptoms in
Depres- sion previous validation studies
Scale: Tar- geted
Population he GDS may be used with healthy, medically ill
and mild to moderately cognitively impaired
older adults. It has been extensively used in
5. Geriatric Depres- community, acute care, and long-term care
settings.
Pharmacologic, psychotherapeutic, or combination
treat-
sion Scale (GDS): ment indicated of the 15 items, 10 indicated the
presence
Score of depression when answered positively, while
the rest (question numbers 1, 5, 7, 11, 13)
indicated depression when answered
negatively.
,PMHNP NR 547 Final Study Guide PMHNP
Scores of 0-4 are considered normal, depending on
age, education, and complaints; (No Treatment)
5-8 indicate mild depression;
(Pharmacologic or psy- chotherapeutic
treatment may be indicated
1 / 14
, PMHNP NR 547 Final Study Guide PMHNP
Base
treat
m
ent
on
durat
i on
of
symp
t oms
and
impairment
functi
onal
9-11 indicate moderate depression;
(Pharmacologic, psy- chotherapeutic, or
combination treatment indicated)
12-15 indicate severe depression.
(Pharmacologic, psy- chotherapeutic, or
combination treatment indicated
The presence of depression warrants prompt
6. Geriatric Depres- intervention
sion Scale (GDS): and treatment. The GDS may be used to monitor
depres-
Indication for
In- tervention
9. Center for Epi- demiologic Stud- ies
Depression Scale (CES-D)
7. Patient Health
Questionnaire
[PHQ-9]
8. The Beck De-
pression
Invento- ry (BDI)
, PMHNP NR 547 Final Study Guide PMHNP
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