Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Clifford Whittingham Beers, Up Series, Sleep Disorder
16 Apr 2017
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Prior to the dsm, the distinction between a neurosis and a psychosis was based on problems of: Characterized by disturbance in mood (affect) rather than thought. Unipolar or major depression: patient experiences only the despair of depression, 10% of men, 20% of women. An even smaller percentage have daily mood shifts. People with disorder go above the mental high gear. They jump from one thing to another and cannot stay focused unable to sit still: this can be both mentally and physically. Consider: clifford beers: suffered bipolar disorder and became a mental health reform champion, wanted to write letters about everything that was happening to him. People with bipolar don"t like to admit it. Lithium is a drug that works very well. May be hallucinations or delusions in severe case. Official north american rate: 32,000 per year, 87. 9 per day, 1 person every 16. 5 minutes.
