Exam 4 - Depression/Bipolar (Watts/Butterfield/Ott) Flashcards
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3 major types of depression
reactive (60%)
MDD (major depressive disorder) (25%)
Bipolar Affective (15%)
Clinical Features of Depression:
Physiological Signs? (Main physiological signs)
Decreased sleep
Appetite Changes
Fatigue
Psychomotor dysfunctions
Clinical Features of Depression:
Physiological Signs? (“Other” physiological signs…)
Menstrual irregularities Palpitations Constipation Headaches Nonspecific Body aches
Clinical Features of Depression:
Psychological Signs?
Dysphoric mood
Worthlessness
excessive guilt
loss of interest/pleasure in all or most activities
Clinical Features of Depression:
Cognitive Signs?
Decrease concentration
suicidal ideation
Drug Induced Depression:
4 main classes of drugs that can cause this?
Anti-HTN and Cardiovascular drugs
Sedative-hypnotics
Anti-inflammatory and analgesics
Steroids
(also Miscellaneous drugs…!!)
Drug Induced Depression:
what drugs in the Antihypertensive and cardiovascular classes can cause this
reserpine methyldopa propranolol metoprolol prazosin clonidine digitalis
Drug Induced Depression:
what drugs in the sedative-hypnotics classes can cause this
alcohol
BZDs
barbituates
meprobamate
Drug Induced Depression:
what drugs in the Anti-inflammatory/Analgesic classes can cause this
indomethacin
phenylbutazone
opiates
pentazocine
Drug Induced Depression: what drugs in the steroid drug class can cause this
corticosteroids
oral contraceptives
estrogen withdrawal
Drug Induced Depression:
what Miscellaneous drug classes can cause this
anti-parkinsons
anti-neoplatics
neuroleptics
what are the 3 different hypothesises of depression
Biogenic amine
Neuroendocrine
Neurotrophic
Biogenic Amine Hypothesis of Depression:
overall idea behind it?
reserpine causes depression by depleting NE and HT from vesicles
Biogenic Amine Hypothesis of Depression:
________ causes depression by depleting ____ and _____
reserpine; NE; 5HT
Biogenic Amine Hypothesis of Depression:
Agents that increase _______ and ______ are effective for treating depression
5HT; NE
Biogenic Amine Hypothesis of Depression:
Genetic polymorphisms are seen in ________
SERT promoter
Biogenic Amine Hypothesis of Depression:
Alterations in that receptors are seen?
5HT1A or 5HT2C
and
alpha 2 receptors (aka NE receptors!)
Neuroendocrine Hypothesis of Depression:
overall idea of it?
changes in HPA Axis happen which leads to desensitized feedback response and leads to increased CRF
Neuroendocrine Hypothesis of Depression:
Changes are seen in the __________
HPA Axis
(hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal) axis
Neuroendocrine Hypothesis of Depression:
stress causes hypothalamus to release _____
CRF
Neuroendocrine Hypothesis of Depression:
CRF will promote release of _____ from ____
ACTH; from pituitary
Neuroendocrine Hypothesis of Depression:
ACTH promotes release of ______ from _____
cortisol; from adrenal
Neuroendocrine Hypothesis of Depression:
Almost all patients with depression have overactivity of ______ and elevated ______
HPA; CRF
Neuroendocrine Hypothesis of Depression:
Overactivity of HPA may ___________ response in hypothalamus and pituitary
desensitize feedback