Psychology 2310A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Major Depressive Episode, Mood Disorder, Anxiety Disorder
23 Dec 2018
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Week 8: mood disorders (chapter 8: mood disorders and suicide) Introduction: psychological pain is adaptive when, something is wrong, disruption in interpersonal attachment ex: loss of job, friendship, relationship, bereavement, grief. It becomes pathological when: excessive, chronic, maladaptive, depression is the 2nd leading cause of disability globally. Unipolar vs. bipolar: unipolar: only dips in one direction (depression or mania, bipolar: dips in both direction (depression and mania) Major depressive episode: 5 or more symptoms over at least a 2 week period: can occur due to a significant loss, injury, or illness (see chart below on mdd vs grief, can be reported by self or others. Exclusion criteria: better explained by another criteria, maniac or hypomanic episodes. In any given year: 1,500,000 canadians (400,000 people in ontario) have major depressive episode: at any one time/point prevalence: approximately 6% of women and 3% of men, approx.
