PSYCH257 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Major Depressive Episode, Mood Disorder, Psychomotor Agitation
17 Dec 2019
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An overview of depression and mania: mood disorders characterized by gross deviations in mood. Experiences of depression and mania contribute to either singly or together: major depressive episode most common and severe depression. Not due to drugs for other medical condition important to note the timing of these symptoms, like someone"s death and the appropriate amount of the symptoms to deal with this: 4. Persistently elevated expansive or irritable mood and persistently increased goal directed activity or energy lasting at least a week: b. 3 or more must be present (4 if the mood is only irritable: 1. Decreased need for sleep (3 hours: 3. Increasing goal directed activity ( socially, at work , school, sexually) or psychomotor agitation ( purposeless non-goal directed activity: 6. Flight of ideas or subjective experience that thoughts are racing: 7. If left untreated can last from 2 to 6 months.
