CAS PS 371 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Tricyclic Antidepressant, Major Depressive Disorder, Monoamine Oxidase

• School: Boston University
• Department: Psychological & Brain Sciences
• Course: CAS PS 371
• Professor: Donna Pincus

Document Summary

58% with lifetime major depressive disorder had co-morbid anxiety disorder(most often gad, Tend to co-occur rather than present individually: depression: tendency to be more persistent, recurrent, and severe. Video: mary inpatient hospital stay: long history of mood disorder be mindful of the primary symptoms that she refers to. Average duration of untreated major depressive episodes 6-9 months. Double depression: more severe symptoms lower rate of recovery. Almost everyone who is depressive is anxiously. Co-morbid: eating disorders, substance abuse disorders, and personality disorders. 15% of individuals with severe mde death by suicide. Suicide risk is not elevated by dysthymic disorder. Drug therapy for depression: anti-depressents: four basic types, equally effective. Tcad: tricyclic anti-depressant( works for 50% of people) Side: blurred vision, weight gain, sexual dysfunction, overdose is lethal. Maoi: monoamine oxidase inhibitors( as effective or more effective fewer side effects) Increases the level of serotonin at receptor site. Medication that affect availability of serotonin and norepinephrine.