Depressive DIsorders Flashcards
Depressive Disorderes
DM 5 list (shortened)
- Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
- Persistent Depressive DIsorder
- Pre-Menstrual Dysmorphic Disorder
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder
- Substance/Med-induced
Depression vs Sadness
Depression = less/unresponsive to positive environmental stimuli
MDD
Dx
5+ s/s for MINIMUM 2 WEEKS (change from previous functioning)
- Depressed mood
- Loss of interest to activities
- Weight change
- Insomnia/hypersomnia
- Psychomotor agitation/retardation
- Energy loss
- Less concentration
- Guilt/worthlessness
- Death/suicide thoughts
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MDD
DSM specifiers
- anxiety
- mixed features
- melancholic features
- anxiety
- min 2 s/s
- mixed features = manic-like, but not timeline for bipolar, can develop to bipolar
- melancholic features = pleasure loss, worse in morning
2ndary depression
- drug
- metabolic
- Neuro
- Pancreatic cancer
- drug = opioid
- metabolic = hypothyroidism
- Neuro = Parkinson’s, tumor, stroke
- Pancreatic cancer = interleukins
MDD
MC comorbidities
Anxiety disorder
Substance Use
Personality Disorder
Also: med condition, environ stress, dysthmia (double depression)
MDD
Endocrine bases
Cortisol not shutting down when chronically flooding brain
MDD
Striatum
sluggish movement
MDD
Neocortex
Concentration
MDD
Amygdaloid Body
Anxiety
MDD
Hypothalamus
Sleep Appetite
MDD
Hippocampus
Memory problems
Best chance of full remission w/ patients who
pursue Tx
ADDs good for actute/longterm Tx?
long-term
Suicide
Investigate:
- Plan?
- Plan lethality?
- Access to means?
- Intent?
- Oppose/Accept plan?
- Social Support?
- 24/7 Observation?
- Comorbidity?