depression Flashcards

1
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What is the prominent model?

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serotonin hypothesis

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2
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what is the psychological intervention

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CBT

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3
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what is the biological intervention

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antidepressants SSRI’s

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4
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Background of serotonin hypothesis

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in 1950’s found blood pressure medication reduced serotonin and low mood

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5
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Who made the serotonin hypothesis model

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Kessler & nemeroff 2000

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6
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what is the serotonin hypothesis model

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hypoactivity in serotonin system, complex pattern of atypical activity in the norepinephrine system mostly hyperactivity some hyperactivity

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7
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what kind of activity in the serotonin system

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hypoactivity

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8
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what kind of activity in the norepinephrine system

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mostly hyperactivity some hypoactivty

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9
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where has hypoactivty

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serotonin system

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10
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where has mostly hyperactivity

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norepinephrine system

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11
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what studies support the serotonin hypothesis

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acute tryptophan depletion studies

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12
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what happens in a acute tryptophan depletion studies

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PP’s drink a drink with tryptophan and measure mood

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13
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what does the drink with tryptophan do

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prevents tryptophan travelling through the blood brain barrier which reduces serotonin in the brain

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14
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what does tryptophan do

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helps make serotonin

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15
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what did Ruhe et al 2007 do?

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a ATD meta analysis of 45 studies in a range of people

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16
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what did Ruhe et al 2007 find

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ATD caused depressive mood in those with/ who used to have depression but not those without

17
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name a ATD study

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Ruhe et al 2007 meta anayslsis

18
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what did harmer et al 2017 find?

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a delayed effect in SSRI’s

19
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what did harmer et al 2017 findings show

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atypical serotonin contributes to depression but is not causal

20
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who authorised use of SSRIs

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NICE 2004 using meta analysis’

21
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what did turner et al 2008 do

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looked at published results of SSRI studies

22
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what did turner et al 2008 find

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37/38 positives studies were published but only 14/36 of negative findings were and 11 of those misrepresented the results but effect size did not change when compared

23
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what did hieronymous et al 2016 do

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looked at how SSRI’s effected different symptoms

24
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what did hieronymous et al 2016 find

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SSRI’s effected different symptoms differently and SSRIs improve low mood but not all symptoms such as agitation

25
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should we group depressive symptoms and why?

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no why? SSRI’s effected different symptoms differently

26
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what does CBT for MDD aim to do

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identify negative thoughts, challenge them as irrational and replace with rational thoughts

27
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what are CBT methods

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diary to record negative beliefs to identify triggers, give coping strategies, behavioural activation

28
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name the old study for CBT

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Glaoguen et al 1998

29
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what did Glaoguen et al 1998 do

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meta analysis of 20 studies for CBT vs placebo in MDD

30
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what did Glaoguen et al 1998 find

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CBT was more effective

31
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what did Cuijpers et al 2014 do?

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looked at RCT’s for CBT

32
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what did Cuijpers et al 2014 find?

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only 11 RCTs were high quality but found significant effect of CBT but lower effect size in higher quality compared to lower quality RCT

33
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what did Cuijpers et al 2008 do?

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looked at CBt with 7 other interventions

34
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what did Cuijpers et al 2008 find?

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CBT to be most effective alongside psychodynamic therapy

35
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does the research support the serotonin hypothesis

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yes but it also shows atypical serotonin contributes to depression but is not causal there could be more that contributes

36
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study 2 for SH

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caspi 2003

37
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what did caspi do

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looked at genetic variation in the serotonin transporter gene and seen if depression was more likely

38
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what did caspi find

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genetic variation + stress = more chance of depression