PS280 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: General Anaesthetic, Adrenal Gland, Lamotrigine
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Ancient times: all mental disorders were explained as possession by supernatural forces. Greek era: mental disorders were explained using scientific approaches: hippocrates lived at the time of hellenic enlightenment, when great advances were made in all areas of knowledge, he applied empedocles" humoral theory to mental disorders proposed that: Exaltation (mania) was caused by an excess of warmth and dampness in the brain. Melancholia (depression) was caused by an excess of black bile, which could be seen as a heavy residue in the blood or discolorations on the skin. 17th century: clinicians attempted to cure melancholia by draining blood from patients in attempt to rebalance the body"s humours (i. e. bloodletting ) Mood disorder: an altered mood state severe enough to interfere with a person"s social and occupational functioning, and whose range of symptoms is not limited to the person"s feelings, but affects other bodily and behavioural systems as well.
