PSY341H1 Lecture Notes - Extreme Weight Loss, Hypomania, Sleep Disorder
Document Summary
Particulary in children and adutls mood and anxiety are comborid w/ each other this is more in children hard to diagnosis depression. Mood disorders occur comborid w/ other diff disorders such as conduct disorder, substance abuse, adhd. Mood disordersz tackle 2 main emotional problems in human 1) extreme sadness 2) extreme happyines (mania) Major diagnositic category for mood disorders good job by bool these disorders are not in the section of children and adolescent child and adolse must fit dia critera of adults of mood disorders . Problem diagnosis cuz these creitea designed for adults symptoms may be different in children. It may be impossible to display the sympotms describe in adults 1) very young adults ( 5 and youngers toddlers) are not parituclary verbal can"t express themselves verbally in sophisticated way. Adult section of mood disorder: major depressive disorders ( major depression/ depression /unipolar disorder technical term)
