Assessing Mood Disorders II: Bipolar Disorder
Assessing Mood Disorders II: Bipolar Disorder Essential Concepts Screening Questions Have you ever had a period of a week or so when you felt so happy and energetic that your…
Assessing Mood Disorders I: Depressive Disorders
Assessing Mood Disorders I: Depressive Disorders Essential Concepts Screening Questions Are you depressed? Have you ever gone through a 2-year (for the diagnosis of dysthymia) period of feeling sad most…
Assessing Suicidal and Homicidal Ideation
Assessing Suicidal and Homicidal Ideation Essential Concepts Suicidal Ideation Learn the SAD PERSONS risk factors for suicide. Use the CASE approach for assessing suicide risk. Assess passive suicidality. Assess active…
Mental Status Examination
Mental Status Examination Essential Concepts Mnemonic for Elements of the Mental Status Examination: All Borderline Subjects Are Tough, Troubled Characters Appearance Behavior Speech Affect Thought process Thought content Cognitive examination…
Interviewing for Diagnosis: The Art of Hypothesis Testing
Interviewing for Diagnosis: The Art of Hypothesis Testing Essential Concepts Use the free speech period for generating hypotheses. Investigate each hypothesis with screening and probing questions. Make graceful transitions to…
How to Memorize the Dsm-Iv-Tr Criteria
How to Memorize the Dsm-Iv-Tr Criteria Essential Concepts DSM-IV-TR Mnemonic: Depressed Patients Sound Anxious, So Claim Psychiatrists Depression and other mood disorders Psychotic disorders Substance abuse disorders Anxiety disorders Somatoform…
Obtaining the Social and Developmental History
Obtaining the Social and Developmental History Essential Concepts Can you tell me a bit about your background, where you grew up, and how you grew up? Explore the following topics…
Family Psychiatric History
Family Psychiatric History Screening Questions Has any blood relative ever had nervousness, a nervous breakdown, depression, mania, psychosis or schizophrenia, alcohol or drug abuse, suicide attempts, or hospitalization for nervousness?…
Screening for General Medical Conditions
Screening for General Medical Conditions Screening Questions Mnemonic: MIDAS Do you take any Medications now? Do you have any medical Illnesses? Do you have a primary care Doctor? Have you…
Obtaining the Psychiatric History
Obtaining the Psychiatric History Essential Questions Syndromal history: How old were you when you first had these symptoms? How many episodes have you had? When was the last episode? Mnemonic…
