PY 358 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Suicidal Ideation, Conduct Disorder, Substance Abuse

• School: University of Alabama
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PY 358
• Professor: Theodore Tomeny

Document Summary

02/09/2015 (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) Depression ranks fourth in global burden of disease. Women are twice as likely to suffer from major depression than men. Impact of unemployment and lack of education and financial resources. Higher rates of depression in whites at 17. 9% Age risk between 18 and 43, with the typical onset occurring at the age of 30 (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) In childhood both boys and girls are equally affected. After adolescence rates of depression increases for girls (2 to 1) Epidemiology of bipolar disorder (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) In children, mania may be chronic (irritability and temper tantrums) Difficulty in differentiating bipolar disorder from adhd, conduct disorder, odd, and schizophrenia (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) Older adult population 1% over 60 report bipolar disorder.