PSYCH 2AP3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Major Depressive Episode, Postpartum Depression, Seasonal Affective Disorder
15 Jun 2013
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Two key moods involved in mood disorders are mania, characterized by intense and unrealistic feelings of excitement and euphoria, and depression, which involves feelings of extraordinary sadness and dejection. Mixed episode cases, person experiences rapidly altering moods such as sadness, euphoria, and irritability all within the same episode of illness. Unipolar disorders: person experiences only depressive episodes. Bipolar disorders: person experiences both manic and depressive episodes. Differentiate among the mood disorders in terms of severity and duration. 15 to 20 times more frequent than schizophrenia and almost the same rate as all the anxiety disorders together. Unipolar major depression is much more common, and its occurrence has apparently increased in recent decades (12% lifetime prevalence. Rates for unipolar depression are higher for women than for men (2:1) Bipolar disorder lifetime prevalence 0. 4-2. 2%, and there is no discernible difference in the prevalence rates between the sexes. Generally not considered mood disorders except when they are unusually severe and/or prolonged.
