Lecture 16 (Cut off for Exam 4) Flashcards
Depression/Mania/SCZ
Major Unipolar Depression
- Changes in mood
- Not related to life experiences usually
- Cannot experience pleasure, loss of interest in normal activities, insomnia, loss (or sometimes gain) of appetite
Unipolar Depression Screening
SALSA S - Sleep disturbance (insomnia with 2-4 AM waking) A - Anhedonia LS - Low Self Esteem A - Appetite Decreased
Mania
- Elevated euphoria, self esteem, and grandiosity
- Restlessness with high energy and activity levels
- Hypomania = less severe form of mania
Manic-Depression Disorder
- Aka Bipolar Disorder
- Bipolar I - Mania and major depression
- Bipolar II - Hypomania and major depression
- Cyclothymic - Hypomania and mild to moderate depression
- Dysthymic - Mild to moderate depression most of the time with not discrete episodes
Monoamine Theory of Depression
- Depression due to lack of 5-HT (Serotonin) and NE
- Reserpine depletes biogenic amines and induces depression
- B-Blockers have high lipid solubility and cause depression as a side effect
Effective Antidepressants
Increase 5-HT or NE Levels
- TCA
- SSRI
- MAOI - Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors
- Drugs that increase 5-HT or NE release
Require 2-6 weeks of chronic treatment to reap the benefits
Neurogenesis Theory of Depression
- Stress-induced decrease of hippocampal neurogenesis that leads to depression
- Increased neurogenesis via antidepressants can take weeks
- Stress, genetics, and growth factors all effect this
BDNF
Neuropeptide that regulates growth, survival, and differentiation of neurons for synaptic plasticity
Depression Facts
- Affects ~19 million Americans
- Affects women more than men
- Genetics - you are 2-3x more likely to develop depression if a close relative also has depression
- 76% of identical twins both had depression in a study
- About 50% of those with bipolar disorder have a clinically depressed parent
Antidepressants (6)
- TCA - Amitriptyline (Elavil)
- SSRI - Similar efficacy and better side effect profile, Citalopram, Sertraline, Fluoxetine, Lexapro, Paxil
- SNRI - similar efficacy, Atomoxetine (Strattera), Venlafaxine, Duloxetine
- MAOI - tyramine interaction, do not combine with TCA or SSRI. Phenylzine (Nardil)
- Increase 5-HT or NE levels - Trazodone & Mirtazapine
- Electroconvulsive Therapy - most rapid and effective in severe, suicidal depression
Mood Stabilizers for Bipolar Disorder (3)
- Lithium - prevents manic and depressive phases
- Anticonvulsants - Gabapentin, Topiramate, Lamotrigine, Valproic Acid (Depakote)
- Antipsychotics - Quetiapine, Risperidone, Abilify, Olanzapine (Zyprexa)
Psychoses
- Disorders of Thought
- Impaired behavior with inability to think coherently or comprehend reality
- May include hallucinations and delusions
- Most telling symptom is “lack of insight”
- People are unaware that they are acting unusually not matter how outrageous their delusion may be
- Lack of insight varies from patient to patient and doesn’t occur in everyone
Disorders + Psychoses (7)
- Brain Damage
- Alzheimer’s Disease
- Bipolar Disorder
- Mania
- Schizophrenia
- Parkinsons on high dose L-DOPA
- Amphetamine and cocaine psychoses
Best Psychoses Treatment
- Antipsychotics
- Best choice no matter what the cause may be
- May need to use in conjunction with antidepressant, anticonvulsants, or other drugs
Drug Induced Psychoses
- Causes from overstimulation of brain by stimulants (amphetamine or cocaine)
- Can experience excitation after withdrawal from a strong sedative
- Treat with Benzos, though antipsychotics are also effective
Schizophrenia History
- Documented back to 3000 BC - possessions and exorcisms, some of which were drilling holes in head
- “Bedlam” hospital in 1330 London held lunatics and you could pay a penny to watch them in their cells (“Show of Bedlam”)
- Dr. Emile Kraepelin - named it a discrete mental illness in 1887, termed “dementia praecox” (early dementia) and believed it to be a disease of the brain
- Term “Schizophrena” coined by Dr. Eugen Bleuler in 1911
Schizophrenia Epidemiology
- Global prevalence is ~1%
- Men and women have it in equal frequency
- Men show in late teens or early twenties, women show in late twenties or early thirties
- Higher comorbid incidences including hypertension, diabetes, cardiac concern, STDs, smoking etc. with Schizophrenic patients
- Increases the natural causes of death in these patients linked to these other disease states, possibly due to reduced use of medical services, disorganized behavior, or drug therapy utilized
- Mortality is higher in this disease state, 10% incidence of suicide
Schizophrenia (SCZ)
Characterized by delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech and behavior, and other symptoms
SCZ Diagnosis
States by APA - Diagnostic Manual of Mental Disorders
- Disorder lasts at least 6 months
- Includes at least 1 month of active-phase symptoms
- Should have at least two of characterized symptoms
- Subtypes no longer identified