Major psychiatric disorders, DSM based diagnostic criteria, and defense mechanisms tested on USMLE Step 1.
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46 basic cards for USMLE Step 1 Psychiatry. Set 1 of 8 in USMLE Psychiatry. It opens with "Minimum duration of depressive symptoms required to diagnose major depressive" and "Minimum number of symptoms (of 9) needed for a major depressive episode". Study it alongside the other USMLE Step 1 sets below.
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- Minimum duration of depressive symptoms required to diagnose major depressive disorder
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2 weeks- Minimum number of symptoms (of 9) needed for a major depressive episode, including depressed mood or anhedonia
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5 symptoms- Minimum duration of low mood for persistent depressive disorder (dysthymia) in adults
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2 years- Minimum duration of elevated/irritable mood for a manic episode
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1 week (or any duration if hospitalization is required)- Minimum duration of elevated/irritable mood for a hypomanic episode
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4 days- Defining feature that distinguishes bipolar I disorder from bipolar II disorder
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Bipolar I requires at least one full manic episode- Diagnostic requirement for bipolar II disorder
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At least one hypomanic episode and one major depressive episode, with no history of full mania- Minimum duration for cyclothymic disorder
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2 years of numerous hypomanic and depressive periods not meeting full episode criteria- Minimum duration of excessive worry required to diagnose generalized anxiety disorder
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6 months- Core diagnostic requirement for panic disorder beyond having panic attacks
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At least 1 month of persistent worry about having more attacks or their consequences- Time to peak intensity of symptoms during a panic attack
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Within 10 minutes- Minimum duration of fear/avoidance required to diagnose specific phobia
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6 months- Core fear that defines social anxiety disorder
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Fear of negative evaluation or scrutiny by others in social situations- Definition of agoraphobia
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Marked fear or avoidance of situations where escape might be difficult or help unavailable- Threshold for obsessions or compulsions to qualify as clinically significant in OCD
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Time-consuming (more than 1 hour per day) or causing significant distress/impairment
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