Is trichotillomania more common in men or women? Correct Answer: Women
What comorbid psych conditions are seen with trichotillomania? Correct Answer: OCD, MDD, excoriation disorder
Which SSRI is indicated for bul
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Is trichotillomania more common in men or women? Correct Answer: Women
What comorbid psych conditions are seen with trichotillomania? Correct Answer: OCD, MDD, excoriation disorder
Which SSRI is indicated for bulimia? Correct Answer: Fluoxetine (Prozac)
What is the difference between dyssomnias and parasomnias? Correct Answer: Dyssomnia = insufficient, excessive, or altered timing of sleep
Parasomnia = unusual sleep-related behaviors
What is the length of Sx requirement for the Dx of any of the sleep disorders (insomnia, hypersomnolence d/o, narcolepsy)? Correct Answer: At least 3x/week for 3 months
Which sleep disorder is the most prevalent of all sleep-wake disorders? Correct Answer: Insomnia
In narcolepsy, what deficiency is seen in CSF? Correct Answer: Hypocretin
Hallucinations and/or sleep paralysis at the beginning or end of sleep episodes is common in which sleep disorder?
*however, this is not needed for DSM-V Dx Correct Answer: Narcolepsy
What condition is linked to a loss of hypothalamic neurons that produce hypocretin? Correct Answer: Narcolepsy
In narcolepsy, a brief episode of sudden bilateral loss of muscle tone may occur which is referred to as: Correct Answer: Cataplexy
Sleepwalking includes repeated episodes of simple to complex behaviors during which part of sleep? Correct Answer: Slow-wave (NREM)
Night terrors tend to have a high comorbidity with ________ Correct Answer: Sleep walking
What is the main difference between night terrors and nightmare disorder? Correct Answer: Night terrors = amnesia for the episode
Nightmares = vivid recall
Which type of sleep disorder is seen in 50-70% of PTSD? Correct Answer: Nightmare disorder
Which medication may be used to Tx nightmares in PTSD pts? Correct Answer: Prazosin (Minipress)
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