PSY 602 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Major Depressive Episode, Bipolar Ii Disorder, Bipolar Disorder
5 Apr 2017
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Not until late school-age to adolescents that someone can be diagnosed externalizing depression. Symptom: feeling sad or miserable; may occur without serious problem; common at all ages; temporary and environmentally contingent. Syndrome: more than sad mood; occurs with cluster of associated symptoms (emotional, cognitive, vegetative: eg. Reduced interest in activities, cognitive and motivational changes ( could be bereavement) 5+ symptoms present during the same 2-weekk period. At least one emotional symptom of depression: 1. Depressed mood most of the day, nearly every day (irritability in children: 2. Markedly diminished interest or pleasure in all, or almost all, activities most of the day, nearly every day (anhedonia) Other symptoms are cognitive, behavioural, and physiological in nature. Poor concentration and attention indecisiveness, poor self-esteem, hopelessness, suicidal thoughts, delusions and hallucinations. Sleep or appetite disturbances, psychomotor retardation or agitation, catatonia, fatigue, loss of energy.
