HLTHAGE 1CC3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Biomarker, Bipolar Ii Disorder, Hypomania
20 Sep 2017
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To be diagnosed with depression: one or more major depressive episodes without mania. Major depressive disorder: episode- period of time that a person experiences depression cannot experience mania, five + symptoms during two-week period. Insomnia or hypersomnia: can qualify for depression, depressed mood most of day. Bereavement exclusion: removed from dsm-5, greater professional autonomy or widening the boundaries of illness. Not yet: biomarkers is a biological marker that something is present. Irritability: decreased need for sleep, psychomotor agitation, flight of ideas, distractibility, excessive involvement in pleasurable activities w/high potential for painful. Increase on goal-directed activity (socially, professionally) consequences: crash, evolve into a depressive disorder. Individuals may experience psychosis: hypomania- (cid:862)super-functional semi-(cid:373)a(cid:374)ia(cid:863) (cid:894)(cid:271)ipolar ii(cid:895, from 1996-2004 56% spike in bd diagnoses. Over last decades, increase from 1% of general pop. Benefits of bipolar disorder: do we celebrate mania, north american culture celebrate extroverts.
