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What are the specific tasks that should be devoted to an initial interview? In order of time that should be spent on them? History of Violence - 30% Personal, Social and Character Pathology - 25% Chief Complaints - 15% Medical History - 15% Mental Status - 10% Diagnosis and Treatment Discussion - 5% Predispositions have been found in family histories of the following disorders: Substance Use, Mood Disorders, Tics and Eating Disorders Some Diagnostic Assessment instruments for mood disorders include: MMPI-2, the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) For personality disorders a good diagnostic tool is: the MCMI-III To monitor for client improvement in mood disorders use: the Beck Depression Inventory, Burns Anxiety Inventory or the SASSI A good treatment approach for panic disorder has been proven to be: CBT Two short acting anti-depressants that have had similar withdrawal symptoms as alcohol, narcotics, marijuana, anxiolytics and some muscle relaxants are: Paxil and Effexor Bipolar Disorder rapid cycling has been linked to ____________. Thyroid Abnormalities Two corticosteroids are: Prednisone and Cortisone Corticosteroids can can cause what symptoms/disorders? Can cause changes in mood and cognition, are generally dose related and can precipitate psychosis, hypomania, depression, cognitive and memory problems. Interferon (treatment for Hep C) has caused what disorder in 23% of patients? Depression Cold meds can cause atropine. What is atropine? confusion, disorientation, agitation, hallucinations, and memory problems. Acne medicine (Isotrentinoin) can cause severe.... depression and suicidal behavior. Cormorbid traits of Tourette's Syndrome. Relatives of clients with Tourette's have a higher incidence of tics, OCD and ADHD. Some disorders that have family predispositions are: Tourette's, Eating Disorders, Tics, Alcoholism, ADHD The top scales used in mental health are: MMPI-2, Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale -R, Bender Gestalt, Sentence Completion. The top scales used with adolescents are: Wechsler Intelligence Scales, Rorschach Ink Blot Test, Bender Gestalt, Sentence Completion What is the NEPSY-II? Neuropsychology II assesses brain development in ages 3-16. Helps ID academic, social and behavioral difficulties, ADHD, PDD/autism spectrum disorder, language disorder, mathematics disorder and reading disorder. NOTE: prior to administering the NEPSY-II gather data on their lives, medical risk factors, demands placed on child at home What is the Bender Gestalt II? It measures visual motor behavior in ages 4-85. What is the MCMII-III? The Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory measures personality traits and psychopathology. Helps ID schizoid personality, avoidant personality, depressive personality, dependent personality, histrionic personality, narcissistic personality, antisocial personality, sadistic personality (aggressive), compulsive personality, negativistic personality (passive-aggressive), self-defeating personality (masochistic). AS WELL as schizotypal, borderline and paranoid. BDI-II Beck Depression Inventory can be used in diagnosing panic disorder, schizophrenia and mood disorders. What is the SCLR-90? Gives PRESUMPTIVE OR IMPRESSIONISTIC MARKERS about the characteristics of a disease or condition. It is used with people with eating disorders (bulimic), anxiety or depressive disorders, stress, suicidal behavior, somatization, interpersonal sensitivity, paranoid ideation, psychoticism, sleep disorders, AOD abuse, physical or sexual abuse and sexual dysfunction and sensitivity to drug vs. placebo. SASSI-3 Self report and screens for substance dependent disorder SCID-I and SCID-II A set of questions to be used in conjunction with the bipolar spectrum diagnostic scale. Measures mood episodes, psychotic symptoms and disorders, mood disorders, substance use disorders, anxiety, adjustment disorders. BSDS Bipolar Spectrum Diagnostic Scale - identifies presence or absence of bipolar disorder. MDQ Mood Disorder Questionnaire - easy SCREENING tool for detecting bipolar I or disorder. NOTE: It is NOT used for monitoring for improvement. DAST and SMAST Drug Abuse Screening Test (for drugs) and Short Michigan Alcoholism Test (for people with drinking problems) DES Dissociative Experiences Scale is used in tandem with the SCID-D (for dissociative disorders WISC-IV and WPPSI-III Wechsler Intelligence Scales for ages 6-16, the WPPSI is for age 2.5-7. CDI Children's Depression Inventory is FOR PARENTS about their children for ages 7-17. RCMAS-2 Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale - most widely used questionnaire assesses type and level of anxiety in ages 6-19. Achenback system of Emprically Based Assessment (ASEBA) for ages 6-18 measures aff