PSYC476 Lecture Notes - Monoamine Oxidase A, Prodrug, Autoreceptor
20 Jan 2017
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Prompt self-reflection and learning (for the next time) Depression: when periods of sadness are intense and persistent depression, affective disorder, defined by a loss of interest/pleasure in usual things/activities intense and persistent sadness low activity fatigue . Recurrent : serious depression, if left untreated, can be fatal (suicide, recent stats for depression rates = 1 in 6 nzs, 1 in 7 before the age of. Recall the definition of behaviour in week 1 depressive behaviour can be seen but most of it comes from feelings being said. Recognition of depression (within self, and/or within someone else: 2. Pharmacotherapy to treat: to treat depression pharmacologically, need to know what"s going on at the biochemical level, biological (or biogenic) amine hypothesis. Idea = if you increase ne and 5ht in the brain, can treat depression. Shortcomings: consistent deficits in biological amines not always seen in depression, mismatched time course in therapy between amine increase and improved affect.
