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Acute mental health assessment Q&A
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- 1TRUE/FALSE? 1A. A majority of people diagnosed with mental illness in adulthood had difficulties identified by the age of three years.False, behaviour problems from as early as 3yo are predictive of adult psychiatric problems (not majority).
- 2TRUE/FALSE? 1B. Children with conduct disorder are more likely to have future psychiatric problems with mood, psychotic, anxiety, substance use and eating disorders.True
- 3TRUE/FALSE? 1C. Adolescents who present with irritability without feeling depressed can still have a major depressive disorder.True
- 4TRUE/FALSE? 1D. School refusal is a distinct, well validated, childhood psychiatric disorder.False
- 5TRUE/FALSE? 2A. When considering a mental health screen in a child or adolescent, you should discuss confidentiality with the young person only if they are mature enough.False
- 6TRUE/FALSE? 2B. When considering a mental health screen in a child or adolescent, a screen should always be done by a psychiatrist or a youth mental health service because there isn’t enough time in a general practice setting.False
- 7TRUE/FALSE? 2C. When considering a mental health screen in a child or adolescent, potential drug and alcohol misuse is rare in children and therefore should not be asked about in case it gives them ideas about maladaptive coping skills.False
- 8TRUE/FALSE? 2D. When considering a mental health screen in a child or adolescent, the family’s experience of receiving care can affect their willingness to participate in screening and treatment.True
- 9TRUE/FALSE? 2E. When considering a mental health screen in a child or adolescent, developmental disability does not have any meaningful psychiatric implications.False
- 10TRUE/FALSE? 3A. A mental state examination of the younger child should consider their behaviour with their parents, and also how the parents behave with the child.True
- 11TRUE/FALSE? 3B. The psychiatric diagnosis alone largely determines your management plan.False, formulation is more important than diagnosis.
- 12TRUE/FALSE? 3C. Thinking about parents’ mental health needs is essential when assessing a child for mental health problems.True
- 13TRUE/FALSE? 3D. Any one factor in a child’s biopsychosocial formulation can only be considered to be either predisposing, precipitating, perpetuating or protective, but not more than one.False, factors can fit into multiple categories.