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10. Risk assessment © SPMM Course 10. Risk assessment Risk is the likelihood that harm will occur. Risk assessment is a process of scientific (statistical/clinical) calculation of likelihood of an adverse event; this includes specifying What will happen? When...

Approaches to risk assessment

Clinical approach

Actuarial approach

Structured professional judgment © SPMM Course Approaches to risk assessment Clinical approach In this approach, a clinicians’ subjective, intuitive judgment informed by experience and knowledge is used to estimate risk and guide decisions about treatment. But...

Stages in risk assessment

Commonly used tools

Structured Risk Tools © SPMM Course Stages in risk assessment According to Bouch & Marshall, the following stages are identified for risk assessment and management. A. Identifying the need for a full structured risk assessment (not everyone will need this) B. ...

Actuarial instruments © SPMM Course SARA: Spousal assault risk assessment guide SARA is a 20 item set of risk factors for use in the assessment of spousal assault. It can be used to help gauge the risk of future violence in men arrested for spousal assault. SV...

530_Eponyms.pdf Eponyms Eponyms & uncommon syndromes Angelman syndrome: Congenital syndrome of mental retardation and epilepsy that is distinctive for puppetlike movements, compulsive laughter, and heritability. Anton syndrome: Condition of blindness in which ...

AdvEffectsChart_v3.pdf Worsening of glaucoma: paroxetine, quetiapine, TCAs Retinal pigmn: Thioridazine Corneal deposits: CPZ Visual field defects: vigabatrin Osteoporosis: hyperprolatinaemic antipsychotics WBC suppression: ^zapines(olanz, mirtaz, cloz, carbama...

1 Chemical Neurotransmission Chemical Neurotransmission Anatomical versus Chemical Basis of Neurotransmission  1 General Structure of a Neuron  2 Principles of Chemical Neurotransmission  5 Neurotransmitters  5 Neurotransmission: Classic, Retrograde, and Volum...

2 Transporters, Receptors, and Enzymes as Targets of Psychopharmacological Drug Action Transporters, Receptors, and Enzymes as Targets of Psychopharmacological Drug Action Neurotransmitter Transporters as Targets of Drug Action  29 Classification and Structure...

3 Ion Channels as Targets of Psychopharmacological Drug Action Ion Channels as Targets of Psychopharmacological Drug Action Ligand-Gated Ion Channels as Targets of Psychopharmacological Drug Action  51 Ligand-Gated Ion Channels, Ionotropic Receptors, and Ion-C...

4 Psychosis, Schizophrenia, and the Neurotransmitter Networks Dopamine, Serotonin, and Glutamate Psychosis, Schizophrenia, and the Neurotransmitter Networks Dopamine, Serotonin, and Glutamate Symptoms of Psychosis  77 The Three Major Hypotheses of Psychosis an...

5 Targeting Dopamine and Serotonin Receptors for Psychosis, Mood, and Beyond: So-Called “Antipsychotics” Targeting Dopamine and Serotonin Receptors for Psychosis, Mood, and Beyond: So-Called “Antipsychotics” Targeting Mesolimbic/Mesostriatal Dopamine D2 Recept...

6 Mood Disorders and the Neurotransmitter Networks Norepinephrine and γ-Aminobutyric Acid (GABA) Mood Disorders and the Neurotransmitter Networks Norepinephrine and γ-Aminobutyric Acid (GABA) Description of Mood Disorders  244 Mood Spectrum  244 Distinguishing...

7 Treatments for Mood Disorders: So-Called “Antidepressants” and “Mood Stabilizers” Treatments for Mood Disorders: So-Called “Antidepressants” and “Mood Stabilizers” Definitions of Clinical Effects of Treatment in Depression  284 How Well Do Classic Monoamine ...