Sadness Flashcards
What are the two main types of affective or mood disorders?
- Unipolar depression
- Bipolar depression
What % of people will experience a severe depressive episode?
15%
What rate of women will experience a severe depressive episode compared to that of men?
Twice as many as women
Thats the recovery and reoccurrence rate?
2/3
6 months
What are symptoms of unipolar depression?
Intense sadness, dejection, empty, loss of motivation, self blame, feeling of hopelessness
What % of unipolar depressed people commit suicide?
7 - 15%
What % of unipolar depressed people commit suicide?
7 - 15%
How long does a major depressive episode last?
2 weeks
What is SAD?
Seasonal Affective Disorder - depressed in winter
What is Catatonic?
Motor immobility/excessive motor activity
What is Catatonic?
Motor immobility/excessive motor activity
When does postpartum depression occur?
4 weeks of giving birth
What is Melancholic?
When a person is totally unaffected by pleasurable events, suffered significant motor disturbances, experiences loss of sleep and appetite and feels excessive guilt
What is Dysthymia?
Fewer than 5 symptoms for at least 2 years
What is the recovery rate from Dysthymia?
40%
What does Beck’s cognitive view suggest about what lies at the heart o unipolar depression?
Maladaptive attitudes, errors in thinking automatic thoughts
What does the cognitive triad consist of?
A negative interoperation of one’s experiences oneself and ones future
Where does Beck’s cognitive model believe that all of the emotional, motivation and behavioural aspects of depression follow?
Cognitive processes
What % of people that have close relatives who are depressed, become depressed themselves?
20%
What are the chances of someone in the general public being depressed?
5%
What is the % change of a monozygotic twin being depressed if the other one is?
43%
What is the % of change of a dizygotic twin being depressed if the other one is?
20%
When were amphetamines prescribed to treat depression?
1950s
What is now used to treat depression?
MAO inhibitors, which prevents the destruction of norepinephrine/serotonin
What is now used to treat depression?
MAO inhibitors, which prevents the destruction of norepinephrine/serotonin
What do MAO inhibitors block?
MAO production in the liver & intestine, so patients have to restrict their consumption of certain foods
What do MAO inhibitors block?
MAO production in the liver & intestine, so patients have to restrict their consumption of certain foods
What is the % chance of a relapse to depression within 6 - 12 months?
40 - 50%
What is the % change of a relapse to depression if drugs are take for several moths after the depressive symptoms disappear?
20%
What is the % change of a relapse to depression if drugs are take for several moths after the depressive symptoms disappear?
20%