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19- Depression Flashcards

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What is an affective disorder?

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What are the characteristics of affective disorders?

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What are the two types of depression?

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What is unipolar depression?

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What is bipolar depression?

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How can bipolar depression be classified?

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How is depression diagnosed?

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How can the symptoms of depression be divided?

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What are the emotional symptoms of depression?

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What are the biological symptoms of depression?

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What conditions can depression be co-morbid with?

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What are the existing theories that describe the biological basis of depression?

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Describe and explain the monoamine theory for depression

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How do antidepressants increase the levels of monoamines to treat depression?

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What is Reserpine?

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What is the evidence against the monoamine theory?

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What is the neuroendocrine theory?

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What happens due to an increase in cortisol?

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What is the HPA axis controlled by?

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Amygdala
Hippocampus

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Outline the negative feedback mechanisms of the HPA axis

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How does activation of the hippocampus affect the HPA axis?

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What does activation of the amygdala induce?

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What are the causes for HPA axis dysfunction?

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Hyperactivity of the amygdala
Hypoactivity of the hippocampus
- less suppression of the HPA axis
- rise in cortisol levels

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How can child neglect affect gene expression and cause depression?

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What does tactile stimulation just after birth lead to?
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How does SSRIs increase glucocorticoid receptors in the hippocampus?
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What is the neuroplasticity and neurogenesis theory of depression?
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How does an increase in glutamate levels lead to depression?
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Describe the pathophysiology of depression
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What are the treatments available for therapy?
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What psychological treatments are available for the treatments of depression?
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What pharmacological treatments are available for the treatments of depression?
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What class of drugs are used as the first line of treatment for depression and why are they recommended?
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What is the long term neurochemical effects of anti depressant usage?
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What are MOAIs?
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How do MAOIs work?
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What is the effect of MAOIs?
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How is MAOIs associated with food drug interactions?
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What are the effects of NA accumulation?
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How does reversible MAOI block the affect of an accumulation of NA due to food and drug interactions?
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What are the therapeutic effects of tricyclic antidepressants?
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What does the chronic treatment of tricyclic antidepressants lead to?
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Can TCAs cause the cheese reaction and if not why?
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What are SSRIs?
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What are the main therapeutic effects of SSRIs?
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What does an increase use of SSRIs lead to?
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Why are SSRIs safer and better tolerated?
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What side effects can SSRIs induce and how?
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What is serotonin syndrome. how is it caused and what does it lead to?
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Why does SSRIs take up to 2-3 weeks to impose their anti depressant affects?
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What are some future developments of anti depresent drugs?
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What are some problems that arise from anti depressants?
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What disorder is lithium used to treat?
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What is lithium's mode of cation in treating bipolar disorders?
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What side effects can lithium cause?
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What other treatments can be used to treat bipolar disorders?

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