Chapter 5 Flashcards
Bipolar I vs Bipolar II
- Bipolar I: At least one episode or mania (NOT hypomania)
- Bipolar II:
- At least one major depressive episode
- At least one episode of hypomania
- No episodes of mania
Psychological Treatment of Depression
- Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT)
- Cognitive therapy (CT)
- Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT)
- Behavioral activation (BA) therapy
- Behavioral couples therapy
Psychological Treatment of Depression (5 total)
Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) Cognitive therapy (CT) Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) Behavioral activation (BA) therapy Behavioral couples therapy
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT)
*Use of strategies, including meditation, to detach from depression-related thoughts and prevent relapse
A Psychological Treatment of Depression
Behavioral couples therapy
A Psychological Treatment of Depression
Enhance communication and relationship satisfaction
(improve positive feedback)
Psychological Treatment of Bipolar Disorder
- Psychoeducational approaches
- Cognitive Therapy (CT)
- Family-focused treatment (FFT)
Family-focused treatment (FFT)
Educate family about disorder, enhance family communication, improve problem solving
A Psychological Treatment of Bipolar Disorder
Third Wave CBT
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Biological Treatment of Mood Disorders
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Depression (rTMS)
Light Treatment – S.A.D.
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
- Incredibly effective – has come a long way since the early 1900s
- Reserved for treatment non-responders
- Induce brain seizure and momentary unconsciousness
- Side effects: Short-term confusion and memory loss
- Unclear how ECT works
- a biological treatment for mood disorders
Lithium
Up to 80% receive at least some relief
Potentially serious side effect
*Lithium toxicity (Can overdose and die from it)
- medication for treating mood disorders
(a mood stabilizer)
Causation vs Correlation?
- Correlation – two variables are related to each other in some way
- Causation – one variable, at different levels, causes another variable to change
Unipolar Depressive Disorders
- Major depressive disorder
- Persistent depressive disorder
- Premenstrual dysphoric disorder
- Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder
Bipolar Disorders
- Bipolar I disorder
- Bipolar II disorder
- Cyclothymia
- Severity and duration of mania defining feature of each
- Most people will also experience an episode of depression
- Depressive episode required for Bipolar II, but not Bipolar I
Major depressive disorder (DSM - 5) major features
-how long are symptoms present
Five or more depressive symptoms, including sad mood or loss of pleasure, for 2 weeks
- Sad mood OR loss of interest and pleasure
- PLUS four other symptoms:
- Sleeping too much or too little
- Psychomotor retardation or agitation
- Poor appetite and weight loss, or increased appetite and weight gain
- Loss of energy
- Feelings of worthlessness or excessive guilt
- Difficulty concentrating, thinking, or making decisions
- Recurrent thoughts of death or suicide
- Symptoms are present:
- Nearly every day
- Most of the day
- For at least 2 weeks
*Symptoms are distinct and more severe than a normative response to significant loss
Persistent depressive disorder
DSM-5 Criteria
(PDD)
- Low mood and at least two other symptoms of depression at least half of the time for 2 years
- Depressed mood for at least 2 years (1 year for children/adolescent)
- PLUS 2 other symptoms:
- Poor appetite or overeating
- Sleeping too much or too little
- Low energy
- Poor self-esteem
- Trouble concentrating or making decisions
- Feelings of hopelessness
- Symptoms do not clear for more than 2 months at a time
- Bipolar disorders are not present (is mania and hypomania)
- Symptoms do not clear for more than 2 months at a time
- Bipolar disorders are not present (is mania and hypomania)
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder
Mood symptoms in the week before menses
Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder
Severe recurrent temper outbursts and persistent negative mood for at least 1 year beginning before age 10
Bipolar I disorder
At least one lifetime manic episode
Bipolar II disorder
At least one lifetime hypomanic episode and one major depressive episode
Cyclothymia
At least one lifetime hypomanic episode and one major depressive episode
Epidemiology and Consequences of Depression
- Depression is common
- Prevalence varies across cultures
- Symptoms vary across cultures
- Age of onset
- Co-morbidity
How common is Depression?
- **Depression is common
- Lifetime prevalence:
- 16.2% MDD
- 5% Depression more than 2 years
- Twice as common in women as in men
- Three times as common among people in poverty
Depression: Prevalence across cultures
*Prevalence varies across cultures
-MDD: 6.5% in China, 21% in France
(Cultural factors play an important role in depression rates)
(there are big differences in countries)