Section: Module 2: Lesson 2: Mood Disorders | Psychiatric Clerkship for Medical Students

Required Learning Resources and Activities

Any Mood Disorder URL

Read the entire page. (7 minutes)

National Institute of Mental Health - 2018

Comorbidity of Depression with Physical Disorders: Research and Clinical Implications URL

Read the content under the headings " Introduction" "Impact of the comorbidity of depression on the prognosis of physical disorders" and "Conclusion." (8 minutes)

PMC - 2015

Unipolar Depression in Adults: Assessment and Diagnosis URL

Read this section: (13 minutes)

Unipolar major depression

UpToDate - 2021

Bipolar Disorder URL

Read from Overview to Symptoms in Children and Teens. (6 minutes)

Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research - 2022

Mood Disorder URL

Read content under the heading "Differential Diagnosis." (3 minutes)

NCBI - 2021

Which Behavioral Health Screening Tool Should you Use—and When? URL

Read the entire article. (17 minutes)

Journal article - 2020

DSM-5 URL

Read under the headlines 149 to 154 "Unspecified Bipolar and Related Disorder" from page 149 to page 154 and "Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder" from page 156 to page 158 (Suicide Risk) To access this book, you must follow the instructions provided on the link below: (30 minutes)
LINK

Important note:
Take into account that at some point some of the 3 copies are not available and are in use. During this time, you will not be able to access a copy of the DSM-5, if so, please wait a moment and try to access the book later.

American Psychiatric Association - 2013

Mood Disorders Statistics URL

Read the entire web page. (15 minutes)

The Recovery Village - 2021

Suicide Risk in Bipolar Disorder: A Brief Review URL

Read the following sections: (9 minutes)
-Introduction
-Risk Factors of Suicide in Bipolar Disorder
-Epidemiology of Suicidal Behaviour in Bipolar Disorder

Medicine - 2019

Patient-Reported Outcomes in Major Depressive Disorder with Suicidal Ideation: A Real-world Data Analysis Using Patients Like Me Platform URL

Read the content under the following sections: (14 minutes)
-Background
-Discussion
-Conclusion

BMC Psychiatry - 2020

Core Components and Strategies for Suicide and Risk Management Protocols in Mental Health Research: A Scoping Review URL

Read the content under the following headings "Background" and "Component 4.0: risk assessment and risk management strategies". (10 minutes)

BMC Psychiatry - 2019

The Care of Patients With Complex Mood Disorders URL

Read the following sections: (23 minutes)

-Treatment strategies and evidence

Focus - 2020

Mood Disorder URL

Read the following sections: (4 minutes)
-Etiology
-Pathophysiology

NCBI - 2021

Case Study 7: 18 y.o patient with mild depression SCORM package

In this activity, you must pass the quiz to be marked as complete, and you will have unlimited attempts to complete it.

Recommended Additional Readings

Prevalence of Depression in the Community from 30 Countries between 1994 and 2014 URL

Read the following sections: (17 minutes)
-Discussion
-Introduction

Scientific Reports - 2018

Major Depressive Episode: Is It Bipolar I or Unipolar Depression? URL

Read the entire article. (12 minutes)

Psychiatric Times - 2018

The 2020 Mood Disorders Clinical Practice Guidelines: Translating Evidence into Practice with Both Style and Substance URL

Read Section 4: The formulation of mood disorders page 35- Box 3Strategies for Implementing Assessments. (17 minutes)

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry - 2020

Suicide Risk and Mental Disorders URL

Read the entire article. (11 minutes)

Int J Environ Res Public Health - 2018

Association Between Level of Suicide Risk, Characteristics of Suicide Attempts, and Mental Disorders Among Suicide Attempters URL

Read the following section: (10 minutes)
-Background
-Results
-Discussion

-Conclusion

BMC Public Health volume - 2018

Assessment and Management of Patients at Risk for Suicide: Synopsis of the 2019 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guidelines URL

Read the entire article. (28 minutes)

Cambridge University Press - 2019

Psychotherapeutic inteventions for depression: which work best? URL

Read the entire article. (10 minutes)

Psychiatric Times - 2018

Introduction

Course Registration

Peer Corner

Pre-Test

Module 1: Lesson 1: Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence

Clinical Practice Guidelines for Assessment of Children and Adolescents

Culture and Psychopathology: New Perspectives on Research, Practice, and Clinical Training in a Globalized World.

Disruptive Behavior Disorders Child with Oppositional Patterns and/or Aggressive Patterns Interfering with Functioning in Home, School, or with Peers.

Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Conduct Disorder.

School-Aged Children Who are not Progressing Academically: Considerations for Pediatricians.

Mental Health and Academic Performance: A Study on Selection and Causation Effects from Childhood to Early Adulthood.

Clinical Practice Guidelines for Assessment of Children and Adolescents.

Learning Disability

Diagnosis and Treatment of Developmental Dyslexia and Specific Learning Disabilities: Primum Non Nocere

GPs’ Suspicion of Child Abuse: How does it Arise and What is the Follow-up?

Case Study 1: 12. y.o. Boy demonstrating symptoms of behavioral disorder

Evaluation of the Child with Global Developmental Delay and Intellectual Disability

Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents

Module 1: Lesson 2: Geriatric Psychiatry

Helpful Approaches to Older People Experiencing Mental Health Problems: A Critical Review of Models of Mental Health Care

The Geropsychiatric Interview- Assessment and Diagnosis

Interface Between General Adult and Old Age Psychiatry

Mood Disorders in the Elderly: Prevalence, Functional Impact, and Management Challenges

Suicide in Older Adults

Elderly and Polypharmacy: Physiological and Cognitive Changes

Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults: Review and Commentary of a National Academies Report

Diagnosis and Management of Elder Abuse by Family Physician

Case Study 2: Psychiatric Disorders in the elderly

Identified Mental Disorders in Older Adults in Primary Care: A Cross-Sectional Database Study

Geriatric Psychopharmacology: How Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Changes Affect Prescribing

Module 1: Lesson 3: Cognitive Disorders

Clinical Aspects of Neurobehavioral Symptoms of Dementia

DSM-5

Cognitive Impairment Evaluation and Management

Developing Guidelines for the Translation and Cultural Adaptation of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment: Scoping Review and Qualitative Synthesis

DSM-5

Clinical Practice Guidelines for Management of Delirium in Elderly

Clinical Neurology and Epidemiology of the Major Neurodegenerative Diseases

Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Mild Cognitive Impairment: An Update on Prevalence, Mechanisms, and Clinical Significance

Cognitive Impairment Evaluation and Management

Amnesia: Definition, Main Models, Classifi Cations, Neurobiological Profiles and Clinical Treatments

Chapter 5: Dementia &amp; Amnestic Disorder

Seven Reversible Causes of Dementia in Older Adults

Activity 1: Discussion Forum 1 (100 minutes)

Module 1: Lesson 4: Dissociative and Amnestic Disorders

What Are Dissociative Disorders?

Dissociation as a Trauma-Related Phenomenon

Transient Global Amnesia: Current Perspectives

Classic and Recent Advances in Understanding Amnesia

MODULE 6: DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS

Case Study 3: Female patient presenting symptoms of amnesia

DSM 5

Trauma Related Dissociation: An Introduction

United States of amnesia: rescuing memory loss from diverse conditions

Amnesia

Module 1: Lesson 5: Psychosis Spectrum Disorders

Clinical Presentation

The Clinical Characterization of the Patient with Primary Psychosis Aimed at Personalization of Management

Evidence-Based Approach to Psychosis in the Emergency Department

Structure of the Psychotic Disorders Classification in DSM-5

Canadian Guidelines for the Assessment and Diagnosis of Patients with Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

Psychosis in Children and Adolescents

Subclinical Psychosis in Adult Migrants and Ethnic Minorities: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Psychotic Disorders in Late Life: A Narrative Review

Shamanism and the Psychosis Continuum

Rethinking the Course of Psychotic Disorders: Modelling Long-term Symptom Trajectories

From Onset and Prodromal Stage to a Life-Long Course of Schizophrenia and Its Symptom Dimensions: How Sex, Age, and Other Risk Factors Influence Incidence and Course of Illness

Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Schizophrenia in Children and Adolescents

Schizophrenia: Etiology, Pathophysiology and Management - A Review

Towards a Public Health Approach to Psychotic Disorders

Schizophrenia

Activity : Discussion Forum 2 (100 minutes)

Case Study 4: 35 y.o Patient with Psychotic Spectrum Disorder

Psychotic Spectrum Disorders: Definitions, Classifications, Neural Correlates and Clinical Profiles

The Clinical Course of Schizophrenia in Women and Men-a Nation-Wide Cohort Study

The Synaptic Pruning Hypothesis of Schizophrenia: Promises and Challenges

Psychosis

Module 1: Lesson 6: Personality Disorders

Understanding Patient Personality in Medical Care: Five-Factor Model

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fifth Edition DSM-5

Chapter 5: Dementia & Amnestic Disorder