Depression 3 Flashcards
Catastrophizing
You expect disaster, you filter the decisions through “what if?”. What bad thing can happen? What if it happens to you?
Personalization
- You think that everything people do or say is some kind of reaction to you
- Constantly compare yourself to others (thinner, smarter, more popular, etch)
Polarized thinking
Black and white thinking - you are either with or against me
(ex. If you are less than perfect you are a failure, if I don’t get all A’s, I’m a failure)
Shoulds: cognitive distortion
- List of Ironclad rules
- Angry with people who break them and feel guilty for violating them
Overgeneralization
Coming to a conclusion based on a single incidence or piece of evidence
(ex: I failed that test, I am a failure as a student. OR I got rejected, I will never reach out again)
Cognitive distortion: mental filtering
We pick out a negative detail and focus on that thought & filter out all the positive aspects of that situation
Cognitive distortion: blaming others
You hold of the people responsible for your pain and misfortune
Cognitive distortion: Heaven’s reward fallacy
- Expect all your self-sacrifice to pay off as if there were some one’s keeping score
- You become bitter or sad when the reward doesn’t come
Cognitive distortion: inappropriate expectations of others
- You think other people will change if you are convincing her pleasing enough
- You need other people to change because your own happiness is dependent on them
Cognitive distortion: ignoring the positives
You reject anything positive that does not support your thought (ex: “ that doesn’t count because…”)
Cognitive distortions: minimization
You undervalue your own positive qualities
Advantages to cognitive behavioral therapy compared to medication (6)
- Similar efficacy
- Less relapse after discontinuation
- People like it
- Time-limited
- Overall low price
- Few side effects
Disadvantages to cognitive behavioral therapy compared to medications
- Harder to administer than medication
- Limited availability
- More effort than taking medication
- Not all patients are able (too anxious, severe condition, cognitive impairment)
Depression causes people to shut down. They believe that motivation and activty with follow a _______.
- “feeling”
(BUT…depressed patients don’t feel like doing anything. aving activity plan helps them recover)
Depressed patients don’t feel like doing fun things and have difficulty turning into pleasure. How can you help?
- Pleasant events schedule
- You can print out a list of hundreds of things to do that might be fun
Medication characteristics to consider when selecting an antidepressant (4)?
- Antidepressant class (efficacy)
- Tolerability
- Ease-of-use
- Drug interactions
Patient characteristics to consider when selecting antidepressant (5)?
- Spectrum symptoms
- Lifestyle and preferences (scared of weight gain or sexual dysfxn)
- Health status: comorbidities, medications
- Hx a response to and or Adverse Events with prior meds
- Cost
MC antidepressant class used
SSRIs
(little to no effect on NE or D)
SSRIs have less side effects such as (4)
- anticholinergic
- antihistaminic
- anti-alph1-adrenergic
- cardiotoxic effects
(needs less titration, hard to OD on it)
SSRI MOA
- Blocking autoreceptor
- Blocking reuptake
- Increased BDNF (brain-derived neurotrophic factor)
(patients with depression have upregulated postsynaptic receptors → SSRIs → down-regulation)
Typical antidepressant treatment response takes about ______.
3-6 weeks
(longer in anxiety disorders)
Depression duration of treatment if they’ve had one episode? Two? Three?
- First episode: 6 to 12 months
- Second episode: 1 to 2 years
- Third episode: maintenance
(3rd episode → 90% likely to occur again. Depression causes brain damage, the longer they are depressed, the more likely they are to develop sequelae)
SSRI side effects (8)
- seuxual dysfunction
- decreased appetite/nausea, weight loss
- sedation
- activation
- headache
- sleep disturbance / vivid dreaming
- hyponatremia
- decreased blood coagulation
(TQ!!)
Serotonin syndrome is associated with use of ____ (3)
- High doses of or multiple SSRI
- MAOI/SSRI combo
- MAOI/synthetic narcotic pain combo
Discontinuation syndrome may occur with _____.
This reduction or discontinuation of SSRI or SNRI
(gradual weaning is recommended)
Discontinuation syndrome symptoms (6)
- dizziness
- shock-like sensations
- sweating
- nausea
- tremor
- nightmares
Cyclic antidepressants CNS effects (7)
- Insomnia
- Agitation
- Drowsiness
- Disorientation
- Confusion
- Headache
- Fine tremor
Cyclic antidepressant cardiovascular effects are MC in the elderly and include _____ (2).
- Tachycardia
- Orthostatic postural hypotension
What is the only antidepressant that comes in a patch form?
Selegiline
Which antidepressant medication has the fewest side effects?
Bupropion
Which antidepressant has the greatest incidence of seizures?
Bupropion
(only 2% who were taking it as directed)
What is interpersonal therapy?
Psychotherapy focusing on helping patients understand their interpersonal problems & cope with stressors