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Depressive disorders - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- Disruptive mood dysregulation
- MDD
- persistent depressive (dysthymic)
- PMDD
- susbtance/medication induced
- other specified depressive
- unspecified depressive disorders
Pediatric Depressive Disorders - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- more anxiety/somatic
symptoms
,- less peer interaction
- less play
- irritable rather than sad
- high suicide risk
Older Adult Depressive Disorders - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- undetected/untreated
often
- associated w/ chronic illness
- s/s confused with dementia/stroke
- slower tx response than younger adults
Major Depressive Disorder - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- progressive and recurrent
- episodes increase in frequency and severity
- onset in puberty/20s
- recurrence related to age onset (increased if younger onset)
Major Depressive Disorder diagnostic - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔1. 1+ moods for 2+
weeks
2. depressed or anhedonia
, 3. 4-7 additional s/s:
- disruption in sleep
- changes in appetite
- difficulty concentrating
- decreased energy
- psychomotor agitation
- excessive guilt/feelings of worthlessnes
- suicidal ideation
Goals of Depression Tx - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- safety
- reduce/control symptoms
- improve function as much as possible
- reduce relapse risk
Mental Health Nursing Assessment - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- ROS
- History of medical problems
- Past hospitalizations (head injuries too)
- Baseline lab tests
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