101681 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, Major Depressive Episode

• School: UWS
• Department: University of Western Sydney
• Course: 101681
• Professor: Kiley Seymour

Document Summary

The mood disorders: clustered under "mood disorders" in dsm-4, actually two clusters of symptoms, dsm-5 separates, depressive symptoms, sad, empty or irritable mood, bipolar symptoms, presence of mania/ hypomania or mood shifts. Involves somatic/ cognitive changes that cause clinically significant distress/ dysfunction. The depressive disorders: major depressive disorder (mdd, persistent depressive disorder, premenstrual dysphoric disorder, disruptive dysphoric disorder. Secondary/ unspecified: substance-induced depressive disorder, depressive disorder due to medical condition. Major depressive episode: 5+ symptoms lasting more than 2 weeks e. g. low modd, little interest/ pleasure, psychomotor agitation, fatigue, thoughts of death. Insomnia/ hypersomnia, feelings of worthlessness: major loss/ gain of weight/ appetite, must: Include low mood + no interest/ pleasure criteria. Major depressive disorder: episode becomes disorder when, meets criteria for mde, no occurrence of mania or hypomania at any time, meets usual requirements for "disorder, various specifiers for mdd based on, severity (mild vs. moderate vs.