PSYB32H3 Lecture Notes - Major Depressive Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Mood Disorder
12 Jun 2013
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The first 82 minutes of this lecture consisted of stories from 2 guests who spoke of their battles with major depression. It"s not testable content, but it"s very eye-opening and emotional i recommend watching it. The actual lecture begins with how to diagnose major depression and other mood disorders (chapter 8 slides) Slide 6 formal diagnostic listings of mood disorders. There is no difference between mdd, major depression, or unipolar depression. To meet diagnostic criteria: one has to have at least five of the symptoms listed on slides 6 and. 7, and these symptoms must persist for at least two weeks. If you wake up feeling one or more of these symptoms, then wake up the next day and they"re gone then you don"t fall under the diagnostic criteria for major depression. Slide 8 the clinical assessment of depression. What if someone had 2 symptoms (suicide and depressed moods?)
