EXAM 3
• What is the most common psychiatric disorder in the U.S?
ANSWER Anxiety
• What are the DSM-5 symptom criteria for a diagnosis
of general anxiety disorder? ANSWER excessive
anxiety and worry of variety of things for at least 6
months
• What are the DSM-5 symptom criteria for a major
depressive disorder? ANSWER Five or more symptoms
,including at least one depressed mood or loss of interest
present in the same two weeks and present nearly every day
• differential diagnoses that would mimic the symptoms of
depression? ANSWER *Anxiety
*PTSD
*Substance Abuse
• What are the risk factors for major depression? ANSWER
*Age
*Gender
*Personal Hx (migrains, PUD, chronic pain)
*Fx Hx (depression, suicide, alcholism, substance abuse)
• What are the common presenting symptoms of
depression in the geriatric patient? ANSWER Somatic
(general pain) Psychology (feeling of guilt/worry, suicidal,
memory) Psychomotor (anxiety/agitation)
Vegetative (poor appitite/sleep)
, • What are the NON-pharmacologic treatments for
management for major depressive disorder? ANSWER
Interpersonal and cognitive behavior therapy
• What are the pharmacologic treatments for management
for major depres- sive disorder? ANSWER SSRI, SNRI, TCA,
MAO
• Names of common
SSRIs ANSWER
Fluoxetine (Prozac)
Sertraline
(Zoloft)Paroxetine
paxil) Citalopram
(celexa) Escitalopram
(Lexapro)
• Names of common SNRIs ANSWER Duloxetine (Cymbalta)
Venlafaxine (Ettexor) Desvenlafaxine (Pristiq)