NR 547 Differential Diagnosis in Psychiatric-Mental Health
across the Lifespan Practicum - Chamberlain
, NR 547 Final Exam Study Guide
1. When do you consider Unipolar versus Bipolar depression: Unipolar
major
depression (major depressive disorder) is characterized by a history of one or
more major depressive episodes (table 3) and no history of mania (table 1) or
hypomania
2. Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS): Scoring Instructions. Score 1 point for
each bolded answer. A score of 5 or more suggests depression.
Self-reporting tool that may be used to diagnose and treat depression
3. Geriatric Depression Scale: The Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) is a self-
re- port measure of depression in older adults. Users respond in a "Yes/No"
format. The GDS was originally developed as a 30-item instrument. Since
this version proved both time-consuming and difficult for some patients to
complete, a 15-item version was developed. The shortened form (GDS-S) is
comprised of 15 items chosen from the Geriatric Depression Scale-Long
Form (GDS-L). These 15 items were chosen because of their high correlation
with depressive symptoms in previous validation studies
, 4. Geriatric Depression Scale: Targeted Population: he GDS may be used
with healthy, medically ill and mild to moderately cognitively impaired older
adults. It has been extensively used in community, acute care, and long-term
care settings.
5. Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS): Score: Pharmacologic,
psychotherapeutic, or combination treatment indicated of the 15 items, 10
indicated the presence of depression when answered positively, while the
rest (question numbers 1, 5, 7, 11,
13) indicated depression when answered negatively.
Scores of 0-4 are considered normal, depending on age, education, and
complaints; (No Treatment)
5-8 indicate mild depression; (Pharmacologic or psychotherapeutic
treatment may be indicated
Base treatment on duration of symptoms and functional impairment
9-11 indicate moderate depression; (Pharmacologic, psychotherapeutic, or
combi- nation treatment indicated)
12-15 indicate severe depression.(Pharmacologic, psychotherapeutic, or
across the Lifespan Practicum - Chamberlain
, NR 547 Final Exam Study Guide
1. When do you consider Unipolar versus Bipolar depression: Unipolar
major
depression (major depressive disorder) is characterized by a history of one or
more major depressive episodes (table 3) and no history of mania (table 1) or
hypomania
2. Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS): Scoring Instructions. Score 1 point for
each bolded answer. A score of 5 or more suggests depression.
Self-reporting tool that may be used to diagnose and treat depression
3. Geriatric Depression Scale: The Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) is a self-
re- port measure of depression in older adults. Users respond in a "Yes/No"
format. The GDS was originally developed as a 30-item instrument. Since
this version proved both time-consuming and difficult for some patients to
complete, a 15-item version was developed. The shortened form (GDS-S) is
comprised of 15 items chosen from the Geriatric Depression Scale-Long
Form (GDS-L). These 15 items were chosen because of their high correlation
with depressive symptoms in previous validation studies
, 4. Geriatric Depression Scale: Targeted Population: he GDS may be used
with healthy, medically ill and mild to moderately cognitively impaired older
adults. It has been extensively used in community, acute care, and long-term
care settings.
5. Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS): Score: Pharmacologic,
psychotherapeutic, or combination treatment indicated of the 15 items, 10
indicated the presence of depression when answered positively, while the
rest (question numbers 1, 5, 7, 11,
13) indicated depression when answered negatively.
Scores of 0-4 are considered normal, depending on age, education, and
complaints; (No Treatment)
5-8 indicate mild depression; (Pharmacologic or psychotherapeutic
treatment may be indicated
Base treatment on duration of symptoms and functional impairment
9-11 indicate moderate depression; (Pharmacologic, psychotherapeutic, or
combi- nation treatment indicated)
12-15 indicate severe depression.(Pharmacologic, psychotherapeutic, or
