Psychology 2030A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Postpartum Depression
29 Nov 2017
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A period of abnormal elevated or irritable mood lasting for at least one week or requires hospitalization. Inflated self esteem: decrease need for sleep, talkativeness, flight of ideas, distractibility. Have fluctuations that alternate between hypomania and depression. Episodes not as severe as with mania or major depression, but causes impairment. Fig 6. 1 the different types of bipolar illness. Rapid cycling bipolar disorder 4 or more severe mood disturbances within a single year. Mixed state symptoms of mania and depression occur at same time. Cyclothymic disorder fluctuations that alternate b/w hypomania and depression. Children: mania may be chronic (irritability and temper tantrums) Difficulty differentiating bipolar disorder from adhd, conduct disorder, odd, and schizophrenia. Onset in childhood and adolescent more severe than onset in adulthood. After 60, mania and depression symptoms result from medical illness (especially stroke) Comorbidities anxiety disorder, substance abuse disorder. Persistent sad or low mood impairs interest in normally enjoyable activities.
