PSYC 217 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Cardiovascular Disease, Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder, Chest Pain
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Dsm criteria: cyclothymia: chronic but less severe form of bipolar disorder, moods alternate between hypomanic symptoms and depressive symptoms over. 2 years: no evidence of mania, hypomania or major depression during this time (never have all the symptoms) Who gets sick: ~1% (equal rates for males and females, strong tendency to run in families, onset usually around 18-22 years old. If they are not medicated, it will get bigger and more frequent. Comorbidities: each case of bipolar disorder almost always has some comorbid mental or physical illness, some of the most common comorbid mental health issues include, some of the most common comorbid physical health issues include, 1. Anxity disorders: these are persistent and/or irrational sorts of anxiety/fear, this category of disorders includes the following, panic disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder (ocd, posttraumatic stress disorder (ptsd, agoraphobia, generalized anxiety disorder (gad, social phobia, specific phobia.
