PSYC 235 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Emil Kraepelin, Mood Disorder, Karl Abraham
23 Jan 2019
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In ancient times, all mental disorders were explained as possession by supernatural forces: by the classical greek era, attempts were made to explain mental disorders using scientific approaches, ex. Include a set of conditions that share as common features the presence of sad, empty, irritable mood along with a number of additional somatic and cognitive symptoms that impact the individual"s functioning. Major depressive disorder (mdd: according to world health organization (2008) it is the leading cause of disability worldwide and second-leading contributor to the global burden of disease, costs the north american economy billion per year. Increasingly being recognized as a disorder that affects children and adolescents. Persistent depressive disorder: defined as a chronic low mood, lasting for at least two years, along with at least three associated symptoms (see table below, prevalence is approx. 0. 5: rates do not differ between men and women, mean age of onset is 20 years.
