PSY 395 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Tricyclic Antidepressant, Suicidal Ideation, Electroconvulsive Therapy
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For exam: need to know when bipolar ii ends compared to bipolar i. Half of the exam will present a person and ask what they have. Pharmacotherapy: antidepressants, mood-stabilizing, antipsychotic drugs used to treat mood disorders, lithium common mood stabilizer for bipolar, anticonvulsant medications (depakote, lamictal, etc. ) also common. Alternative biological treatments: electroconvulsive therapy, bright light therapy. Psychotherapy: cognitive-behavioral therapy, behavioral activation treatment, family and marital therapy. Suicide: 90-95% of people who complete suicide have history of at least 1 psychological disorder, mood disorders are risk factors for suicide, both ideation and attempts. Suicide and nssi (non-suicidal self-injurious behavior: suicidal self-injury, 15% experience suicidal ideation , 5% make an attempt, nonsuicidal self-injury, 15-20% of adolescents and young adults report engaging in nssi at least once. Increased risk of suicide attempt: posttraumatic stress disorder, bipolar disorder, conduct disorder. Impulsivity: aggression, pessimism, family psychopathology or instability, hopelessness, negative affectivity. Theoretical models of suicidal behavior: diathesis-stress models.
