PMHNP Comprehensive Compulsory Questions and Correct Answers 2024

AIMS - Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale for 8 and older 12 item tool to assess symptoms of tardive dyskinesia for patients taking antipsychotics Rating 0-4, >2 to diagnose TD and reduce dose BARS - Barnes Akathisia Rating Scale for 8 and older 4 item tool to assess objective and subjective symptoms of akathisia with antipsychotics and/or SSRIs CRS-R - Connors Rating Scales - Revised for 3-17 ADHD Parent (80 items) and Teacher Scales (59 items) Low T-score of 61= mildly atypical; >70 = markedly atypical Subscales for Oppositional Behaviors, Cognitive Problems, Hyperactivity, ADHD Index, Anxious-Shy, Perfectionism, Social Problems, DSM-IV Subscales and Connors' Global Index Vanderbilt ADHD Parent and Teacher - 55 parent, 43 teacher items for 6-12 Initial assessment rates symptoms and impairment in academic and behavioral performance ASRS-1 - Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale, 16 and older Two-part Screening Part A: 6 questions, 4 symptoms suggest ADHD Part B: 12 questions to clarify and quantify AUDIT-C - Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test - Consumption, > 13 Documents use and frequency in prior year 0-4, F >3 = positive, M >4 = positive, >8 = hazardous drinking CAGE-AID - IDs problem drinking or druging, 13 and older (C=cut down, A=annoy, G=guilty, E=Eye-opener, AID=altered to include drugs CRAFFT - 6-item screen for alcohol or drugs in adolescents, 14-18 (C=car, R=relax, A=alone, F=forget, F= family or friends, T= trouble) BAI - Beck Anxiety Inventory, 17 and older Assesses 21 symptoms of anxiety, 0-36 scores HAM-A - Hamilton Anxiety Scale, most commonly used 14 domains, 14=mild, 18-24= moderate, 25-30=severe LSAS-CA - Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale-Child/Adolescent Version, 7 and older 24 items, social and performance 55-65=moderate social phobia, 65-80=marked, 80-95=severe, >95=very severe MMSE - Mini Mental Status Exam 30 items, 24-30= no cognitive impairment; 18-23=mild cognitive impairment; 0-17= severe cognitive impairment MOCA - Montreal Cognitive Assessment >26=normal, add point for <12th grade education SPMSQ - Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire 10 items, more than 3 incorrect indicates dementia BDI-2 - Beck Depression inventory, 13 and older presence and impact of depressive symptoms 21 items, <10=normal; 11-17=mild depression; 18-23=moderate; 24+=severe CCSD - Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia 19 items, <6=no significant depression; 8-17=probable major depression; >18=definite depression MDQ - Mood Disorder Questionnaire Screen for mania or hypomania positive if 7 or more of 13 items in question #1 present and #2 is yes and #3 gets moderate or serious problem response YMRS - Young Mania Rating Scale, 11 items (adult) Range 0-60; adults with 12 or more=mania CY-BOCS - ... YBOCS - Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale 10 items; age 14 and older gold standard for OC symptoms score indicates level of severity BPRS - Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale, 18 and older Assesses psychopathology (+, - and affective) with schizophrenia, not for screening or DX PANSS - Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale, 18 and older measures changes in symptom intensity in psychosis and schizophrenia Gold standard in studies of treatment efficacy SPS - Suicide Probability Scale, 13 and older Rapid measure of suicide risk higher score indicates greater risk