Key Symptoms in Psychiatry (Mnemonic:
"SAD-FITS")
- S - Sleep disturbances (insomnia, hypersomnia)
- A - Appetite changes (increase/decrease)
- D - Depression (sad feeling, low confidence, aversion to work)
- F - Fatigue and forgetfulness
- I - Interest loss (anhedonia, lack of pleasure)
- T - Thought disturbances (suicidal thoughts, repetitive thoughts)
- S - Somatic complaints (headache, abdominal pain, joint pain)
Types of Disorders (Mnemonic:
"MAPS")
- M - Mood Disorders (Depression, Mania)
- A - Anxiety
Disorders (Panic, Phobias)
- P -
Psychotic Disorders (Schizophrenia, Psychosis)
- S - Somatic
Disorders (Physical symptoms without medical cause)
Mood Disorders (Mnemonic:
"D-MAN")
- D - Depression (sadness, suicidal thoughts)
- M - Mania (excessive happiness, hyperactivity)
- A - Anxiety (restlessness, palpitations)
- N - Neurotic Features (obsession, compulsion)
Sleep Disturbances (Mnemonic:
"SWEET")
- S - Sleeplessness
- W - Waking
from sleep (nightmares)
- E -
Excessive sleep
- E - Early
awakening
- T - Terror
during sleep (night terrors)
Memory Problems (Mnemonic:
"FORGET")
- F - Forgetting addresses and dates
- O - Objects
misplaced
- R -
Recalling past events difficult
- G - Gaps in
memory
- E -
Everyday tasks missed
- T - Trouble
remembering names
OCD Symptoms (Mnemonic:
"CLEAN")
- C -
Compulsive actions (hand washing, checking)
- L - Lock
checking repeatedly
- E -
Excessive cleanliness
- A - Anxious
thoughts repeating
- N -
Neatness obsession
Anxiety Disorders (Mnemonic:
"PAST FEAR")
- P -
Palpitations
- A -
Agitation
- S -
Sweating
- T - Tremors
- F - Fear of
places
- E -
Excessive worry
- A - Avoidance
- R - Restlessness
Tags
PRACTICE OF MEDICINE