Affective Disorders Flashcards
1
Q
What does affect refer to
A
Emotions, moods and feelings
2
Q
What is bipolar disorder?
A
Alternating cycles of mania [euphoria, delusions] and depression [profound sadness, guilt, suicide risk]
3
Q
What is unipolar depression?
A
Continuous or episodic
4
Q
What is heritability of affective disorders?
A
- likelihood increases with close relatives with affective disorders
- concordance rates for monozygotic twins higher than dizygotic twins
- genes on a number of chromosomes
- clock genes
- bipolar disorder may be related to single gene
5
Q
What are drugs used?
A
MAO inhibitors
Reuptake inhibitors
Lithium
Ketamine
