PSY3032 Chapter Notes - Chapter ?: Psychomotor Agitation, Bipolar Disorder, Psychomotor Retardation
29 Oct 2018
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Mood disorders: dsm= 2 broad types of mood disorders: those involving only depressive symptom and those that involve manic symptoms (bipolar disorders) Depressive disorders: profound sadness and /or an inability to experience pleasure, physical symptoms like fatigue and low energy, aches and pains, psychomotor retardation= thoughts and movements are slow, psychomotor agitation= cannot sit still, fidget. Dsm=5 criteria for major depressive disorder (mdd: sad mood and loss of pleasure in usual activities, a least 5 of the following symptoms, sleeping too much or too little, psychomotor retardation or agitation, weight loss/change in appetite. Persistent depressive disorder (pdd: chronically depressed, used to be called dysthymia. Low energy: poor self-esteem, trouble concentrating or making decisions, feelings of hopelessness. If symptoms do not clear for 2 months at a time and if bipolar not present=pdd. Other dsm-5 depressive disorders: disruptive mood dysregulation disorder (new to the dsm-5): severe temper outbursts and observably irritable mood between outbursts in youth older than 6.
