PY 358 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Major Depressive Disorder, Major Depressive Episode, Bipolar Disorder
12 Oct 2018
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Abnormal psychology: fourth edition chapter 7: bipolar and depressive disorders. Chapter outline: bipolar and related disorders, depressive disorders, suicide, the etiology of bipolar and depressive disorders, the treatment of bipolar and depressive disorders. Bipolar disorder: mania is different from/not just elevated mood, mania is clearly excessive and is often accompanied by inappropriate and potentially dangerous behavior. Hypomania may be overly talkative, excitable, or irritable, but there are no impulsive acts or gross lapses of judgment. Cyclothymic disorder: cyclothymic disorder fluctuations that alternate between hypomania and depressive symptoms. Symptoms not as severe as with full mania or major depression. Unpredictable mood changes that lead to impairment. Lifetime prevalence: . 04% to 1. 1% for bipolar i & ii: age of onset often late teens early twenties, few differences by sex, race/ethnicity, or family income level. Bipolar i slightly more common in men, bipolar ii more common in women. Whites more likely diagnosed with bipolar; african americans more likely diagnosed on schizophrenia spectrum.
