Lecture 11 Flashcards
What is mood?
Overall state of emotion at a given time
Influenced by internal and external factors
What is a mood disorder?
Condition that affects a person’s everyday emotional state/mood
AKA affective disorders
How many adults 18+ have a mood disorder?
1 in 4
What NT regulate mood?
Serotonin
Norepinephrine
Dopamine
What are the types of depressive disorders?
Major depressive disorder
Dysthymia/Persistent Depressive Disorder
Seasonal Affective Disorder
Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD)
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder
What are the types of bipolar disorder?
Bipolar I disorder
Bipolar 2 disorder (cyclothymia included)
What are the most recognized systems for psychiatric diagnosis?
DSM
ICD(International Statistical Classifications of Diseases and Related Health Problems)
What does the DSM require for all psychiatric conditions?
Criteria based diagnostic that requires 3 conditions…
Not caused by the direct effects of any drug or external exposure
Not caused by effects of a medical condition
Significant impairment of social functioning, occupational functioning, or both.
What percentage of people in the US have a MDD their lifetime? past 12months?
21%
10%
Who are more likely to have a MDD?
MC younger population (average age 30)
Rates higher in (25-44yo)
Low socioeconomic status
2-3x more in women
What race is the highest to have a MDD? lowest?
Native Americans
Asians/Pacific Islanders
What are some genetics/biological facts that increase the risk of MDD?
NT expression sensitivity (serotonin, norepinephrine, glutamate, GABA, dopamine)
Response to antidepressants
FH of depression or alcoholism
What are some life events that increase the risk of MDD?
Adversity or loss of loved one, job, or relationship
Early childhood trauma
Postpartum period
What are some medications that increase the risk of MDD?
Glucocorticoids
Interferons
What personalities increase the risk of MDD?
Low self-esteem
Sensitive to stressors
Insecure or worried
Dependent or unassertive
Introverted
What social factors increase the risk of MDD?
Lack of close relationships
Close individuals with depression
Maladaptive learned behaviors from close individuals
What medical conditions are increase the risk for MDD?
Neurologic
Infectious
Cardiac
Endocrine
Cancer
Inflammatory
How do you diagnose MDD according to the DSM?
Depressed mood or anhedonia for >2weeks and >4 conditions (on another card)
What are the conditions of the DSM criteria for MDD?
SIG E CAPS
Sleep disturbances
Interested decreased (anhedonia)
Guilt and/or feeling of worthlessness
Energy decreased
Concentration problems
Appteite/weight changes
Psychometer agitation or retardation
Suicidal ideation
What are the subtypes of MDD?
Catatonic (psychomotor disturbances)
Anxiety
Mixed (insomnia, racing thoughts, increase energy)
Psychotic (hallucinations, delusions)
Seasonal
Atypical (reactivity to pleasurable stimuli)
Melancholic
Peripartum
CAMPSAMP
How does a MDD present?
At least one major depressive episode that can last over days to weeks (average time 20weeks)
When is there the highest risk of recurrence for a major depressive episode?
Within the first few months following episodes resolution
What are the rates of recurrence of a major depressive episode in 1 year? lifetime??
40%
85%
What are some differentials of MDD?
Other mood disorders
Medication SE
General medical disorders
Substance use/abuse
NOT bereavement