Depression Flashcards
Genetics - heritability (depression)
Sulivan et al 00: heritability rate 30-40% shown by adoption studies
GTKDSHHHC
- Depression
Genetics, Twins (Sullivan et al 00), Karg, Davidson et al (02), Stress, HPA, Hippocampus, Heusch, Cortisol
Stress response (depression)
- HPA releases cortisol in response to chronic stress, ANS responsible for fight/flight/freeze
- Hippocampus responsible for HPA regulation
- 80% those hospitalised for depression show poor HPA regulation (Heusch)
- Cortisol: enlargement of adrenal glands reducing frequency of serotonin receptors
Ingram et al 1994 (depression)
- conducted a dichotic listening task with 35 formerly depressed individuals and 38 not formerly depressed.
- Form. depressed found it harder to ignore negative distractor words than controls
- However, small and limited sample (young, well educated, early onset of dep)
Cognitive biases in CBT (depression)
Mind reading - Am i assuming what others are thinking? Notice that they are my thoughts not theirs
Catastrophising - Yes that is the worst likely scenario, but what is the most realistic one?
Mental filter - have i got my gloomy specs on?
Black and white thinking - what are the grey areas?
NICE (09), Kupfer & Frank (01) (depression)
NICE (09): CBT as effect as a-d in treating depressive symptoms
Kupfer & Frank (01): CBT + A-D more effective than each treatment alone
Psychoanalytic theory (Freud 17) for depression
- Depression response to loss
Introjection:
1. Loss in adulthood - regress to oral stage
2. Integrate lost object with own identity
3. Direct feelings to lost object at self
4. Leads to self hatred and low mood
Unmet needs during oral stage = vulnerable to develop depression
Evidence of psychoanalytic theory: Kim et al, Goodman, Harris et al (depression)
Kim et al: self directed anger is strongly associated with depression
Goodman: unmet needs as a child = more likely to become depressed after experiencing a loss
Harris et al: women whose mothers died/abandoned them more likely to develop depress
Evidence of psychoanalytic therapy: APA, Dreissen, Lemma (depression)
APA: no support for long term efficacy
Dreissen: Meta analysis of 23 studies involving 1300 patients: short term psychodynamic psychotherapy effective treatment for depression in outpatient context
Lemma: DIT as effective as cut in reducing symptoms
Personality Disorder- DSM-5
An enduring pattern of inner experience that deviates markedly from the expectations of an individual’s culture. Manifest in 2+: impulsivity, affectivity, cognitions and interpersonal functioning
- Lead to social and occupational impairment
- Discusses dimensional approach to PDs which it hopes to use in the future
BPD
- Part of cluster b (erratic, dramatic and emotional)
- Emotional instability, impulsivity, disturbed pattern of thinking and intense but unstable relations with others
Acronyms for BPD: PDMBIDRTTSLNCW
LVIGD4M,SRBSICAPD
personality, deviates, markedly/manifests, (cluster) B, issues, diathesis stress, risk factors, torgesson, genetics, short allele variant, lis, nts/nora, comorbid, walker (CAILHOL et al 14)
Linehan, Vulnerability, innate/infer/intense/ISSUES, Gilbert, 4(stages), multimodal/McMain, soller/stoffer, (object) relations (theory), Bartholomew, suvak, insight, Clarkin, Aarts, Padesky, Davidson, (McMain)
Cailhol et al (14) - BPD
- investigated rTMS on right DLPFC on individuals with BPD
- 5 experimental, 4 sham
- 4 participants improvements in anger, affective, instability, planning
- However, might be able to feel stimulation on scalp in exp and also tiny sample size as well as self-report method
Diathesis stress - BPD
Risk factors: CA/neglect/rejectful/inconsistent/loveless parenting, prenatal adversity, 20% no abuse - torgesen et al also stated not married/widow/divorced in adulthood but could be c/e
BPD: Genetics - Torgeson et al 00, Smith et al 04
- Does appear to run in families, 35% MZ, 7% DZ (T)
- 44% comorbid with bipolar disorder - could account for unpredictable mood swings (Smith et al 04)
- Short allele variant of 5-HTTLPR polymorphism (regulates expression of serotonin transporter gene) - risk factor but common to many