PSY 324 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Major Depressive Disorder, Postpartum Depression, Serotonin Transporter
17 Apr 2016
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Chapter 15 mood disorders (only module 5. 1) Mental illness outcomes that combine biological predispositions with experiences. Feeling of sad and helpless every day for weeks at a time. Little energy, feel worthless, contemplate suicide, have trouble sleeping, cannot concentrate, find little pleasure. There are no laboratory tests to confirm a diagnosis for depression. Childhood depression is common for both m+f, but more for f after age 14. Long-term depression = not depression all the time, but periods/episodes of depression + normal mood etc. For people with two short forms of the serotonin transporter gene, increasing numbers of stressful experiences lead to a big increase in the probability of depression as opposed to two long forms of the gene and l/s gene. *failure to replicate this result and thus no interaction . Borna disease (viral infection of farm animals) is linked to humans with major depression/bipolar disorder. Postpartum depression common in 20% of women after child birth hormonal fluctuations.
