PSY341H1 Chapter 8: psy341 - chapter 8 mood disorders.doc
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Chapter 8: mood disorders dysphoria state of prolonged bouts of sadness anhedonia no interest in any activities irritability is common. Dsm-iv-tr two general categories: depressive disorders and bipolar disorders. Recovery often results in recurrent bouts and continued impairment. Heightened risk of suicide, substance abuse, etc. Not biologically based reflection of growing self-awareness and cognitive capacity, verbal ability to report symptoms, and increased performance and social pressures. 90% develop one more other disorders, 50% two or more: 60% adolescents also with personality disorder onset gender first episode sensitized to future episodes heighten future reactivity to stress. Consequences in female developmental of stress adaptations: female show much wider activation of limbic system when sad, african american, hispanic, asuab higher levels of depression experience recurrent episodes ethnicity/culture. Most of the day, on most days, for at least a year some experience double depression - major depressive episode is superimposed on the child"s previous dysthymia both disorders prevalence: 1% children, 5% adolescents.
