PSY 3171 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Lithium Carbonate, Amygdala, Electroconvulsive Therapy
1 Feb 2017
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One of the more complicated sections of the dsm. Can be mild + longstanding, or major depression the whole time. 2+ symptoms: depressed mood, loss of interest. Speci ers: psychotic features, anxious distress, mixed features, melancholic features, catatonic features, atypical features, peripartum onset, seasonal pattern. Peripartum onset: 1 in 8 women giving birth meet criteria for depression, first year following birth: Seasonal affective speci er: recurrent mdd, occurs only during winter months, different symptom patterns. Increased appetite and weight gain: why, not exposed to as much daylight, light therapy is used, different etiology than other depression. 1+ of: affective lability - mood swing/ unstable mood, irritability/anger, depressed mood, anxiety. 1+ of: decreased interest, dif culty concentrating, lethargy, appetite change, sleep problems, feeling overwhelmed, physical symptoms (e. g. , breast tenderness, joint/muscle pain, bloating, weight gain) Balance between getting people help when they need it and over diagnosing. Mania: lasts 1+ weeks, symptoms include (at least 3):
