Mood Disorders: Week 5 Flashcards
Creativity and Mood Disorders
Poets, writers, composers, artists
3 Types of Mood Disorders
Unipolar Disorder /Bipolar Disorder
Major Depressive Disorder
Dysthimia
MAJOR DEPRESSIVE EPISODE
last 2 weeks at least 5 symptoms -depressed mood -fatigue -decreased interest -decreased concentration -thoughts of suicide not organic
DYSTHYMIC DISORDER
Depressed mood most of days, more days than not, for at least 2 years
Not symptom-free for 2 or more months
Poor appetite or overeating
Insomnia or hypersomnia
Bipolar Disorder
1% prevalence of the population
Equal gender distribution
BP I & BP II
Confounding of Depressive Disorders
Meds, substance abuse, medical conditions
Secondary Mood Disorders
Psychiatric illness often associated with risk of secondary depression
INCIDENCE OF RECURRENT MAJOR DEPRESSION
50% or more of depressed patients will have at least one subsequent episode of depression during their lifetime
treatment doesn’t always guarantee to work
Depressive Disorders: Risk Factors –1 -
Women (childbirth) Secular Changes (age) Cohort born after WWII Race SES Marital status Family history
Depressive Disorders: Elderly
Decrease in rates of major depression with increased age, increase in symptoms
Depressive Disorders: Adolescents
Rates and relapse risk higher among females
Genetics
Strong evidence for a genetic contribution to vulnerability to develop depression
Suicidality
to all suicide-related behaviors and thoughts including completing or attempting suicide, suicidal ideation or communications.
The most prevalent psychiatric disorders among completed adolescent suicides appear to be (3)
affective disorders,
conduct disorder or antisocial personality disorder,
substance abuse
