Low Mood - mental illness Flashcards
1
Q
What is psychiatry?
A
Study of human mind, brain and body and all the attendant illnesses disorders and diseases that can affect us
2
Q
What is the link between depression and other mental disorders?
A
66% of those with depressive disorder also have anxiety, worry or panic
-share risk factors
3
Q
What are categories?
A
- good for communicating findings
- requires fewer statistical assumptions
4
Q
What are continua?
A
- more accurate description
- statistics more problematic (normality, ordinal vs interval scale)
- public health importance of milder or sub-clinical symptoms
5
Q
What is stigma?
A
a mark of disgrace associated with a particular circumstance, quality, or person
6
Q
What does depression increase?
A
- risk of heart disease
- sensitivity of pain
- decreased ability to respond to infection
7
Q
What are some causes of mental illnesses?
A
- life events
- economic status
- negative schema
- social comparison
- DNA
- gene environment interaction
8
Q
How to treat depression?
A
Stepped care model
- analogous to physical health
- self care
- talking
- medication
