HLTHAGE 2G03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Mood Disorder, Allen Frances
31 Mar 2016
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Mood change is pervasive and persistent over ime doesn"t get beter when engaging in aciviies that are usually pleasant. No simulus needed for mood change or change of mood disproporionate to simulus. Sensaion is diferent, feels odd like being consumed by black cloud . Since 1990, 3x adhd rates, 20x in auism diagnoses, 40x increase in childhood. An untested diagnosis litle ield work done. Members of the dsm group on childhood resigned allen frances: number one diagnosis to ignore violated do no harm" . Included in the dsm only ater the launch of sarafem (luoxeine) Kay jamison told do not have children . Commonality of sadness/excitement may make us less likely to see it as a mental disorder. Over 50% of people who have mood disorders develop drug or alcohol dependencies at some point in their life. Frequent co-morbidity with anxiety and eaing disorders. Not all people who commit suicide are depressed, perhaps 50% sufered from mood disorder.
