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Bipolar and Depressive Disorders Flashcards

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Manic episode criteria

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  1. Elevated, expansive, or irritable mood
  2. Abnormal and persistent
  3. Increased energy and activity
  4. Symptoms 7+ days
  5. 3+ symptoms (grandiosity, decreased sleep, flight of ideas)
  6. Impairment, hospitalization, and/or psychosis
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Hypomanic episode criteria

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  1. Elevated, expansive, or irritable mood
  2. Abnormal and persistent
  3. Increased energy and activity
  4. Symptoms 4+ days
  5. 3+ symptoms (grandiosity, decreased sleep, flight of ideas)
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Mania v. hypomania

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Mania = symptoms 7+ days, marked impairment or hospitalization or psychosis

Hypomania = symptoms 4+ days, no impairment or hospitalization or psychosis

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Major depressive episode criteria

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  1. 5+ symptoms
  2. 1 symptom must be depressed mood or loss of interest
  3. Symptoms 2+ weeks
  4. Distress or impairment
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Bipolar I Disorder criteria

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  1. 1+ manic episodes
  2. Can include 1+ major depressive or hypomanic episodes
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Bipolar II Disorder criteria

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  1. 1+ hypomanic episodes
  2. 1+ major depressive episodes
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Cyclothymic Disorder criteria

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  1. Multiple periods of hypomanic symptoms that do not meet criteria for episode
  2. Multiple periods of depressive symptoms that do not meet criteria for episode
  3. Symptoms 2+ years (adults) or 1+ years (children)
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Bipolar disorder etiology

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  1. Heredity
  2. Neurotransmitter and brain abnormalities
  3. Circadian rhythm disruption
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Bipolar disorder twin studies

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Concordance rates:
1. Monozygotic = .67 to 1.0
2. Dizygotic = .20

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Neurotransmitters linked to bipolar disorder

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  1. Norepinephrine
  2. Serotonin
  3. Dopamine
  4. Glutamate
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Brain abnormalities linked to bipolar disorder

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  1. Prefrontal cortex
  2. Amygdala
  3. Hippocampus
  4. Basal ganglia
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Circadian rhythm disruptions linked to bipolar disorder

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  1. Sleep-wake cycle disruptions
  2. Hormone secretion
  3. Appetite
  4. Core body temperature
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Bipolar disorder v. ADHD in children

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Manic-specific symptoms:
1. Elation
2. Grandiosity
3. Flight of ideas
4. Decreased sleep
5. Hypersexuality

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Bipolar disorder v. ADHD in adults

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Manic-specific symptoms:
1. Euphoric mood
2. Higher self-esteem
3. Distracted (flight of ideas)
4. Decreased sleep without discomfort

ADHD-specific symptoms:
1. Dysphoric mood
2. Lower self-esteem
3. Distracted (wandering)
4. Decreased sleep with discomfort

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Sexual behavior in bipolar disorder v. ADHD

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Bipolar disorder = mania linked to more sex

ADHD = not linked to more sex, but linked to more sexual disorders and risky sex

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Bipolar disorder treatment (overall)

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Combination of psychosocial interventions and medications

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Bipolar disorder psychosocial interventions

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  1. Psychoeducation
  2. Interpersonal and social rhythm therapy
  3. CBT
  4. Family-focused therapy
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Bipolar disorder medications

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Classic:
1. Lithium

Atypical:
1. Anticonvulsants (carbamazepine, valproic acid)
2. Second generation antipsychotics

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Classic bipolar disorder characteristics

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  1. Low likelihood of mixed-mood states
  2. Rapid cycling
  3. Long recovery periods between episodes
  4. Onset 10-15 yo
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Atypical bipolar disorder characteristics

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  1. Mixed-mood states
  2. Rapid cycling
  3. Lack of full recovery between episodes
  4. Onset 10-15 yo
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Bipolar disorder - atypical features specifier

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  1. Mood reactivity
  2. 2+ other symptoms (increased appetite/weight, leaden paralysis, interpersonal rejection sensitivity)
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Bipolar disorders

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  1. Bipolar I disorder
  2. Bipolar II disorder
  3. Cyclothymic disorder
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Depressive disorders

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  1. MDD
  2. PDD
  3. DMDD
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Major depressive disorder criteria

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  1. 5+ symptoms
  2. 1 symptom must be depressed mood or loss of interest in activities
  3. Symptoms 2+ weeks
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Persistent depressive disorder criteria

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  1. Depressed mood
  2. 2+ symptoms (appetite changes, sleep changes, hopelessness)
  3. Symptoms 2+ years (adults) or 1+ years (children)
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Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder criteria

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  1. Severe and recurring outbursts
  2. Outbursts out of proportion to events
  3. Outbursts are behavioral and/or verbal
  4. Outbursts 3+ times
    per week
  5. Angry or irritable mood between outbursts
  6. Symptoms 12+ months
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Major depressive disorder specifiers

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  1. Peripartum onset
  2. With seasonal pattern
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Major depressive disorder - peripartum onset specifier

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Onset during pregnancy or within 4 weeks after birth

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Peripartum depression prevalence

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  1. 80% = “baby blues”
  2. 9% = episode between conception and birth
  3. 7% = episode between birth and 12 months
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Peripartum depression treatment

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  1. CBT
  2. IPT
  3. Antidepressants (sertraline)
  4. Inconsistent support (mostly due to methodology) for exercise
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Considerations for prescribing antidepressants for peripartum depression

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  1. Potential negative effects on fetus or breastfeeding infant
  2. Impact of untreated depression on mother and child
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Peripartum depression and exercise (meta-analysis)

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  1. Exercise alone non-significant benefit
  2. Exercise combined with intervention better than each intervention standalone
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Major depressive disorder - with seasonal pattern specifier

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  1. Symptoms = hypersomnia, overeating, weight gain, carb cravings
  2. Low serotonin and high melatonin
  3. Treatment = phototherapy
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Depression prevalence (gender)

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  1. Rates similar for male and female children
  2. 1.5x to 3x higher rates for females than males during adolescence and adulthood
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Depression etiology

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  1. Heredity
  2. Neurotransmitter, hormone, and brain abnormalities
  3. Cognitive and behavioral factors
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Depression twin studies

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Concordance rates:
1. Monozygotic = .50
2. Dizygotic = .20

Concordance rates based on gender:
1. Females = .50 (mono) and .34 (di)
2. Males = .40 (mono) and .28 (di)

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Neurotransmitter abnormalities linked to depression

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  1. Low serotonin
  2. Low dopamine
  3. Low norepinephrine
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Hormone abnormalities linked to depression

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  1. Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis
  2. High secretion of cortisol
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Brain abnormalities linked to depression

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  1. Prefrontal cortex (hyper vmPFC, hypo dlPFC)
  2. Cingulate cortex
  3. Hippocampus
  4. Caudate nucleus
  5. Putamen
  6. Amygdala
  7. Thalamus
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Cognitive and behavioral factors linked to depression

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  1. Lewinsohn’s social reinforcement theory
  2. Seligman’s learned helplessness model
  3. Beck’s cognitive theory
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Depression and Lewinsohn’s social reinforcement theory

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  1. Low reinforcement for social behaviors (lack of reinforcement in environment, poor social skills)
  2. Results in depressive traits (isolation, low self-esteem, pessimism) that further limits likelihood of reinforcement
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Depression and Seligman’s learned helplessness model (revised to be “hopelessness theory”)

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  1. Repeated exposure to uncontrollable negative life events
  2. Results in helplessness
  3. Negative cognitive style that attributes events to stable, internal, global factors
  4. Results in hopelessness
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Depression and Beck’s cognitive theory

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Negative thoughts about:
1. Self
2. World
3. Future

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Depression risk factors (age)

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Younger adults:
1. Genetics
2. Stressful events
3. Limited cognition

Older adults:
1. Chronic illness (especially with physical and social changes)

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Depressive symptoms (age)

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Older adults less likely to report:
1. Affective symptoms

Older adults more likely to report:
1. Somatic symptoms
2. Cognitive changes
3. Loss of interest

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Depressive symptoms (culture)

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Non-Western cultures more likely to report:
1. Somatic symptoms (appetite, sleep, headaches, heart palpitations)

Western culture more likely to report:
1. Psychological symptoms (depressed mood, loneliness, hopelessness)

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Depression comorbidity

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  1. Substance use disorder (especially alcohol)*
  2. Anxiety disorder
  3. Personality disorder
  4. Sleep abnormalities
  5. Medical conditions
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Sleep abnormalities linked to depression

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  1. Prolonged sleep latency
  2. Reduced REM latency
  3. Reduced slow-wave sleep
  4. Increased REM density
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Medical conditions linked to depression

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  1. Heart disease
  2. Stroke
  3. Diabetes
  4. Parkinson’s

Some relationships are bidirectional (depression* and anxiety are common after a heart attack)

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Depression treatment (overall)

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Combination of psychotherapy and medication

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Depression psychotherapy v. medication (meta-analysis)

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  1. Combined more effective than either as a standalone
  2. No significant difference in therapy v. medication as standalones
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APA’s guide to depression treatment (children)

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Not enough evidence for specific suggestions

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APA’s guide to depression treatment (adolescents)

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  1. Therapy = CBT or IPT-A
  2. Medication = Fluoxetine
  3. No evidence for one over the other
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APA’s guide to depression treatment (adults)

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  1. Therapy = CBT, IPT, MBCT, behavioral, psychodynamic, or supportive therapy
  2. Medication = Second generation antidepressant
  3. CBT or IPT combined with second generation antidepressant*
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APA’s guide to depression treatment (older adults)

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  1. Group CBT*
  2. IPT combined with second-generation antidepressant*
  3. Not enough evidence for self-guided bibliotherapy or life review therapy
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Alternative treatments for depression

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  1. St. John’s wort
  2. Ketamine
  3. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
  4. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)
  5. Telehealth
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Depression and St. John’s wort

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  1. Similar to SSRIs
  2. Not for severe depression
  3. Interactions (serotonin syndrome, reduces effects of medications, etc.)
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Depression and ketamine

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  1. Similar to fast-acting treatment for treatment-resistant depression and suicidal ideation
  2. Increases glutamate
  3. Prescribed as nasal spray combined with oral antidepressant
  4. Side effects
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Depression and ECT

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  1. Severe depression, high suicide risk, and/or not responsive to other treatments
  2. Higher response and remission rates, faster response rates
  3. Requires sedation
  4. Anterograde (resolves in weeks) and retrograde amnesia (resolves in weeks to months)
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Depression and rTMS

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  1. Treatment-resistant depression
  2. Uses magnetic field to stimulate dlPFC
  3. Lower response and remission rates than ECT
  4. No sedation or amnesia
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Depression and telehealth

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Similar to face-to-face:
1. Symptom severity
2. Quality of life
3. Client satisfaction
4. Therapeutic alliance

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Suicide rates in the US from 2000-2020

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  1. Increased 2000-2018
  2. Decreased slightly 2018-2020
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Suicide rates in 2020 (age)

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Highest for 75+ yo

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Suicide rates in 2020 (race)

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  1. Native American (highest for 25-34 yo)
  2. White (highest for 45-54 yo)
  3. Hispanic (highest for 25-34 yo)
  4. Black (highest for 25-34 yo)
  5. Asian (highest for 85+ yo)
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Suicide rates in 2020 (gender)

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Males:
1. 3-4x higher than females 2000-2020
2. Highest rates for 75+ yo

Females:
1. Highest rates for 45-64 yo

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