Category Mental health conditions

ECT (Electroconvulsive therapy):

By: Ali Alquran

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a procedure, done under general anesthesia, in which small electric currents are passed through the brain, intentionally triggering a brief seizure.

Vagus nerve stimulation

By: Ali Alquran

The vagus nerve is one of 12 pairs of cranial nerves that originate in the brain and is part of the autonomic nervous

TMS

By: Ali Alquran

GHQ

By: Loay alhindi

The General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) is a self-report screening tool for identifying short-term, non-psychotic, and minor mental health problems

GAD-7

By: Loay alhindi

The Generalised Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) is a short self-report screening

ISI

By: Loay alhindi

The Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) is a brief self-report screening tool used to assess insomnia. It is widely used to identify possible insomnia in respondents along

PHQ

By: Loay alhindi

The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) is a short self-report screening tool that is used to assess depression severity in both the clinical and community settings.

DASS-21

By: Loay alhindi

The Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21) is a short self-report screening tool that is used to assess

MMPI-2

By: Loay alhindi

BAI

By: Loay alhindi

Beck Anxiety Inventory. This inventory is a brief self-report test used to assess the severity of symptoms of anxiety. It includes detailed scoring to help

Beck Depression Inventory

By: Loay alhindi

a standard complement to the Beck Anxiety Inventory is the Beck Depression Inventory

SDQ

By: Loay alhindi

The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) is a brief behavioural screening questionnaire about 2-17 year olds. It exists in several versions to meet the needs of researchers

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ECT (Electroconvulsive therapy)

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a procedure, done under general anesthesia, in which small electric currents are passed through the brain, intentionally triggering a brief seizure. ECT seems to cause changes in brain chemistry that can quickly reverse symptoms of certain mental health conditions.Repeated ECT for mania and catatonia is only recommended if you’ve previously responded well to the treatment. Or if all other treatment options have been considered. Your doctor will talk to you about the risks and benefits of having repeated ECT.

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Vagus nerve stimulation

The vagus nerve is one of 12 pairs of cranial nerves that originate in the brain and is part of the autonomic nervous system, which controls involuntary body functions. The nerve passes through the neck as it travels between the chest and abdomen and the lower part of the brain. It is connected to motor functions in the voice box, diaphragm, stomach and heart and sensory functions in the ears and tongue. It is connected to both motor and sensory functions in the sinuses and esophagus.

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TMS

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a procedure that uses magnetic fields to stimulate nerve cells in the brain to improve symptoms of major depression. It's called a "noninvasive" procedure because it's done without using surgery or cutting the skin. Approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), TMS usually is used only when other depression treatments haven't been effective. The FDA also approved TMS for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), migraines and to help people stop smoking when standard treatments haven't worked well. Research continues into other potential uses for TMS, including epilepsy.

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GHQ

The General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) is a self-report screening tool for identifying short-term, non-psychotic, and minor mental health problems in the general or non-clinical population. The assessment is suitable for ages adolescent upwards. It is not suitable for children. It focuses on screening 2 areas, namely, difficulties in carrying out everyday, normal functioning and/or the emergence of any new or distressing circumstances. The GHQ ultimately aims to identify any significant differences between a respondent’s current (disordered) state and their usual state.

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GAD-7

The Generalised Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) is a short self-report screening tool that is used to assess anxiety severity in both the clinical and community settings. This 7-item, self-administered questionnaire is used to screen for panic, social anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder, and to measure the severity of generalised anxiety disorder (GAD). The assessment is subsequently used to monitor symptom severity, changes and response to treatment over time.

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ISI

The Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) is a brief self-report screening tool used to assess insomnia. It is widely used to identify possible insomnia in respondents along with the severity of the issues presented. The ISI is sensitive to insomnia symptoms presented in night-time as well as daytime. It contains 7 items that evaluate the perceived severity of sleep and awakening difficulties such as difficulties initiating sleep, staying asleep and difficulty waking up in the mornings.

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PHQ

The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) is a short self-report screening tool that is used to assess depression severity in both the clinical and community settings. The 9-item questionnaire is specifically based on the DSM-IV criteria, and used to screen for depressive symptoms and diagnose major depressive disorder (MDD). Higher scores of the PHQ-9 correspond with increased difficulties in daily functioning and sick days. The assessment is subsequently used to monitor symptom severity, changes and response to treatment over time.

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DASS-21

The Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21) is a short self-report screening tool that is used to assess the core negative emotional states of depression, anxiety, and stress in both the clinical and community settings. The assessment is suitable for adolescents and adults. Depression, anxiety, and stress exists on a continuum, which means there is no specific cut-off score that indicates clinical severity. Instead, scores for each subscale are categorised into three

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MMPI-2

First published in 1989, the MMPI-2 is the world’s most widely used psychometric test for measuring mental health ailments that feature as forms of psychopathology (Rogers, Robinson, & Jackson, 2016). The scale features 567 true–false statements, which assess 10 clinical sub-scales (Butcher, Dahlstrom, Graham, Tellegen, & Kaemmer, 1989): Hypochondriasis, Depression, Hysteria, Psychopathic deviate, Masculinity/Femininity, Paranoia, Psychasthenia, Schizophrenia, Hypomania, Social introversion,

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BAI

Beck Anxiety Inventory. This inventory is a brief self-report test used to assess the severity of symptoms of anxiety. It includes detailed scoring to help practitioners identify whether clients’ presenting symptoms of anxiety are within a normal range or severe and debilitating. The scale comprises 21 common symptoms of anxiety. Examples include: Hands trembling, Fear of dying, Hot/cold sweats. Respondents indicate the frequency with which each symptom has bothered them for the past month on a 4-point scale, where 0 is ‘not at all,’ and 3 is ‘severely – it bothered me a lot.’

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Beck Depression Inventory

a standard complement to the Beck Anxiety Inventory is the Beck Depression Inventory. Again, this inventory consists of 21 items and contains detailed scoring information to indicate whether symptoms are in a normal range or severe. Respondents complete each item of the scale by selecting the statement that best reflects their current emotional state. For example, the first item and accompanying scoring are as follows: 1) I do not feel sad. 2) I feel sad. 3) I am sad all the time, and I can’t snap out of it. 4) I am so sad and unhappy that I can’t stand it.

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SDQ

The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) is a brief behavioural screening questionnaire about 2-17 year olds. It exists in several versions to meet the needs of researchers, clinicians and educationalists. Each version includes between one and three of the following components: A) 25 items on psychological attributes. B) An impact supplement C) Follow-up questions