PSYCH 14 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Bipolar Disorder, Psych, Impulsivity
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Selected interventions: target individuals at risk for depression, because of factors such as divorce, family alcoholism, etc. Indicated interventions: the individual is already showing mild symptoms of depression. Combined treatments had some effectiveness with depression (vs. none for anxiety) Family tensions = relapse in bipolar disorder** Maintenance therapy: effort to prevent relapse or recurrent over the long run. Approximately 40,000 people a year in the united states*** 11th leading cause of death in the us may be 2 to 3 times higher than what is reported. Rising increase in elderly with suicide--> medication illness , increasing loss of social support. Males 4 times more likely to commit suicide than females* Gender difference in suicide attempts -> males typically more severe. Suicidal ideation: thinking seriously about committing suicide. Suicidal plans: the formulation of a specific method of killing one self. Suicidal attempts: effort made to kill oneself.
