HLTHAGE 1CC3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Mood Disorder, Hypersexuality
1 Dec 2016
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Over 50% of people who have mood disorders develop drug or alcohol dependencies at some point in their life. Frequent co morbidity with anxiety and eating disorders. Not all people who commit suicide are depressed, perhaps 50% suffered from mood disorder. Far more likely to complete suicide, perhaps 35x more likely. Hypersexuality for a normal person v. a politician. In most menstrual cycles during the past year, five of the following during week before menses: Affective liability (e. g. , mood swings; sensitivity to rejection) Change in appetite, overeating, or specific food cravings. A subjective sense of being overwhelmed or out of control. Physical symptoms (breast tenderness or swelling, joint or muscle pain, a sensation of bloating, weight gain. Included in the dsm only after the launch of sarafem (fluoxetine). Painful procedure involving a spinal tap in neurological assessment of children. To combat headaches, one physician (charles bradley, a relative of the hospital"s founders) gave children amphetamine benzedrine.
