PSYC 3400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Psychomotor Retardation, Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Altruistic Suicide
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Pamela describes herself as nervous and on edge. **they were among the first drugs developed to treat depression, they are used less frequently today, they are fatal in overdose, they have a lot of side effectspamela describes herself as nervous and on edge. Her therapist believes that her symptoms warrant a diagnosis of major depressive disorder. The dsm-5 recognizes subtypes for major depressive disorder. A person who has at least three symptoms of mania but does not meet the full criteria for a manic episode is diagnosed with - Hector suffers from feelings of guilt, is not interested in much of anything and has prominent depressive symptoms. Because of this, his psychologist has decided that he meets the criteria for the ______ features subtype of major depressive disorder. Eleanor has auditory hallucinations along with her major depressive disorder. Rachel has been diagnosed with major depressive disorder.
