PSYC 3140 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Major Depressive Disorder, Major Depressive Episode, Brodmann Area 25
15 Jul 2015
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Low, sad state in which life seems dark and its challenges overwhelming: mania. State of breathless euphoria or frenzied energy: most people with a mood disorder suffer only from depression, this pattern is called unipolar depression. Mood returns to normal when depression lifts: others experience periods of mania that alternate with periods of depression, this pattern is called bipolar disorder. What are the symptoms of unipolar depression: five main areas of functioning may be affected, emotional symptoms. Between 6% and 15% of those with severe depression die by suicide: behavioral symptoms. Headaches, dizzy spells, general pain: symptoms may vary from person to person. Diagnosing unipolar depression: criteria 1: major depressive episode, marked by five or more symptoms lasting two or more weeks. In extreme cases, symptoms are psychotic, including: hallucinations, delusions, criteria 2: no history of mania. Diagnosing unipolar depression: two diagnoses to consider, major depressive disorder. Criteria 1 and 2 are met: dysthymic disorder.
