Psychology 2030A/B Lecture Notes - Major Depressive Episode, Bipolar I Disorder, Dexamethasone Suppression Test

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2030A/B
• Professor: David Vollick

Document Summary

If you have more than one depression, if you don"t recovered between, you have residual leftover and this is increasing the risk to be depressed again. Major depressive disorder (more than one depressive episode: single episode: highly unusual (really rare, typically doesn"t happen, recurrent episodes: more common, severe cases: residual symptoms and high likelihood of subsequent episode. If lasts of 5 years, increase risk of residual symptoms, another episode and incomplete inter-episode recovery. Overview and defining features: defined by persistently depressed mood that continues for at least 2 years, symptoms of depression are milder than major depression, symptoms can persist unchanged over long periods (e. g. 20 years or more) Facts and statistics: late onset: typically in the early 20s. Early onset: before age 20, greater chronicity, poorer prognosis (pronostic!) Overview and defining features: person experiences major depressive episodes and dysthymic disorder (wavy, dysthymic disorder often develops first and after leads to a major depressive episode.