Mood Disorders Flashcards
Mania
Decreased sleep, grandiosity, distractibility, need for psychiatric hospitalization, impaired function.
Major depression
2 week period of depression or loss of interests in nearly all activities.
Hypomania
Same as mania, except it does not impair function, no need for psychiatric hospitalization.
Mixed episode
Manic episode AND major depressive episode.
Depressive disorder
Presence of one or more major depressive episodes.
Dysthymic Disorder
Two years of depressed moods for more days than not.
Bipolar disorder 1
One of more manic or mixed episodes, history of depressive disorders.
Bipolar disorder 2
Major depressive episode with Hypomanic episode.
Cyclothymic Disorder
Two years of Hypomania, never manic. Depressive symptoms, but never major depressive episode.