Mood Disorders: Depression & Anxiety
Reading (Quiz 6)
Symptoms of Mania - CORRECT - -Mood
ranging from euphoria to irritability
-Sleep Disruption
-Hyperactivity
-Racing thoughts
-Grandiosity or extreme overconfidence
How long after a loss would Adjustment Disorder with
Depressed Mood be considered? - CORRECT - -
Within 3 months of event
Should treatment be started for Adjustment Disorder with
Depressed Mood even if the stressor is identified? Why? -
CORRECT - -Yes
-The presence of this is NOT a determining dx factor
, A patient has new onset hypersomnia, overeating, lethargy, and
mood reactivity which brightens in response to positive events.
What is the most likely diagnosis? - CORRECT -
-Major depression with Atypical features
A patient has new onset lack of mood reactivity, presence of
anhedonia, and more severe vegetative sx. What is the most
likely diagnosis? - CORRECT - -Melancholic
Major depression
What are the most common symptoms in MD with Seasonal
onset? - CORRECT - -Carb craving; lethargy,
hyperphagia, and hypersomnia
Dysthmia (Persistent Depressive) Criteria - CORRECT -
-Withdrawal of activities, loss of interest over 2
years
-Milder but persist longer
During what phase of menstruation does Premenstrual
Dysphoric Disorder occur? - CORRECT - -Luteal
phase
Reading (Quiz 6)
Symptoms of Mania - CORRECT - -Mood
ranging from euphoria to irritability
-Sleep Disruption
-Hyperactivity
-Racing thoughts
-Grandiosity or extreme overconfidence
How long after a loss would Adjustment Disorder with
Depressed Mood be considered? - CORRECT - -
Within 3 months of event
Should treatment be started for Adjustment Disorder with
Depressed Mood even if the stressor is identified? Why? -
CORRECT - -Yes
-The presence of this is NOT a determining dx factor
, A patient has new onset hypersomnia, overeating, lethargy, and
mood reactivity which brightens in response to positive events.
What is the most likely diagnosis? - CORRECT -
-Major depression with Atypical features
A patient has new onset lack of mood reactivity, presence of
anhedonia, and more severe vegetative sx. What is the most
likely diagnosis? - CORRECT - -Melancholic
Major depression
What are the most common symptoms in MD with Seasonal
onset? - CORRECT - -Carb craving; lethargy,
hyperphagia, and hypersomnia
Dysthmia (Persistent Depressive) Criteria - CORRECT -
-Withdrawal of activities, loss of interest over 2
years
-Milder but persist longer
During what phase of menstruation does Premenstrual
Dysphoric Disorder occur? - CORRECT - -Luteal
phase
