HEA 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Major Depressive Disorder, Mental Disorder, Solitude
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Main disorders we will focus on: mental, mood, and depressive: mental disorders. Significant behavioral and psychological disorders that: disrupt thoughts and feelings, impair ability to function increase risk of pain, disability or even death. Nimh estimates that more than 1 in 4 americans over the age of 18 have experienced a dsm-diagnosable mental disorder at some point in the past year. In 2012, 1 in 5 college students in the united states reported being treated for or diagnosed with some type of mental disorder in the past year: mood disorders. Any chronic, pervasive emotional state that significantly alters a person"s thoughts, behaviors, and normal functioning: depressive disorders. Depression is most commonly characterized by prolonged sadness. It is usually temporary and occurs in reaction to an event or loss. A depressive disorder is usually characterized by profound, persistent sadness or loss of interest that interferes with daily life and normal functioning.
