PSYC 3604 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Narcolepsy, Restless Legs Syndrome, Caffeine
1 Mar 2017
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It is normal to undergo fluctuations in mood: mood disorders. Involve mood swings that are prolonged/extreme enough to seriously disrupt life. Include syndromes of depression and mania, either separately or in combination. Major depressive episode: five or more of the following 9 symptoms have been present during the same 2 week period and represent a change from previous functioning. Major depressive episode: depressed mood most of the day, nearly every day. Indicated by subjective reports, or observations made by others. Major depressive disorder: the criteria for a diagnosis of major depressive disorder is the presence of at least one. If the individual has experienced either a manic or hypomanic episode, then the diagnosis is changed to a bipolar disorder. Major depressive disorder specifiers: single episode versus recurrent episode. For an episode to be recurrent, there must be an interval of at least 2 consecutive months between separate episodes in which criteria are not met.
