Posted by Sunnely on July 16, 2000, at 22:37:08
In reply to Re: F I N I S H vs F L U S H » Sunnely, posted by Cam W. on July 16, 2000, at 17:27:12
> Sunnely - Like the mneumonic. I have been using F L U S H - shorter & easier for the docs to remember ;^)
Cam,
Love that FLUSH mnemonic. I'll print a copy for myself.
Speaking of mnemonics here are a couple of them that docs use a lot (for depression):
CEASE SAD
SIG E CAPS
SAD A FACES
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CEASE SAD
C - concentration (poor)
E - energy (low)
A - anxiety
S - spontaneous (crying)
E - early morning awakenings
S - suicide
A - appetite (poor or sometimes too good)
D - deprecatory thoughts of self
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SIG E CAPS
S - sleep (insomnia or hypersomnia)
I - interest (lacking)
G - guilt
E - energy (low)
C - concentration (poor)
A - appetite (poor or sometimes too good)
P - psychomotor (retardation or agitation)
S - suicide
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SAD A FACES
S - sleep (insomnia or hypersomnia)
A - appetite (poor or too good)
D - dysphoria
A - anhedonia (inability to attain pleasure from any form of activity)
F - fatigue
A - agitation (or retardation)
C - concentration (poor)
E - esteem (poor)
S - suicide
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How about this mnemonic for bordeline personality disorder? (Not my original. Please, don't shoot the messenger.)
I'M A SAP
I - impulsivity
M - manipulation
A - anxiety/anger
S - suicidality/splitting
A - alcohol and/or other substance abuse
P - promiscuity
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