PSYCH257 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Major Depressive Episode, Mania
13 Jan 2017
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Narcolepsy: in addition to daytime sleepiness, some people w/ narcolepsy experience cataplexy (sudden loss of muscle tone). Cataplexy ranges in intensity and can last several seconds to several minutes: cataplexy often preceded by strong emotion. Occurs at least 3 times a week over 3 months: episodes of cataplexy, hypocretin de ciency, nocturnal sleep polysomnography showing rem sleep latency less than or equal to 15 minutes. Mood disorders and suicide: major depressive disorder, dsm-5, 5 or more of the following during the same 2 week period. Some are mood congruent because they seem directly related to depression. Bipolar disorders: dsm-5, criteria have been met at least on hypomanic episode and at least one major depressive episode. Causes of mood disorder: biological dimensions, familial and genetic in uences. Treatment: medications, tricyclic antidepressant, mao inhibitors, selective seratonin reuptake inhibitors (ssris, lithium carbonate, grave side effects. Eating disorders: bulimia nervosa, dsm-5, recurrent episodes of binge eating.
