PSYC 3140 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Amygdala, Prefrontal Cortex, Panic Disorder
30 Sep 2016
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Around 9% of adults in the us suffer from severe depression in any given year. As many as 5% suffer from mild forms. 19% of all adults experience unipolar depression at some time in their lives. The prevalence is similar in canada, england, france, and other countries. The rate of depression is higher among poor people than wealthy. Emotional symptoms: feeling miserable or empty, experiencing little pleasure. Motivational symptoms: lacking drive, initiative, spontaneity, between 6-15% of those with depression commit suicide. Clinicians have noticed that people are at most risk for suicide when they start to feel better/when symptoms start to improve. Cognitive symptoms: hold negative views of themselves, blame themselves for unfortunate events, pessimistic. Physical symptoms: headaches, dizzy spells, general pain. The ham-d is often used to measure the severity of depression: the most extreme case of depression involves hallucinations.
