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What diseases are individuals with depression at a higher risk for?
Ans✓✓✓cardiovascular and metabolic disease
What is the most common cause of hospitalization for all people in the
US under the age of 45? Ans✓✓✓mood disorders
Neuron Ans✓✓✓cell that carries messages between the brain and other
parts of the body
functional unit of the nervous system
Neurotransmission Ans✓✓✓the electrical process by which neurons
send electrical impulses form one part of the cell to another part of the
cell via the axon, then a chemical message (neurotransmitter) is sent
between the two neurons
When is neuron communication electrical? Chemical?
Ans✓✓✓Electrical when within a neuron
Chemical when between two neurons at the synapse
,What are the 6 main neurotransmitters targeted in psychopharmacology?
Ans✓✓✓serotonin
norepinephrine
dopamine
acetylcholine
glutamate
GABA
Persistent Depressive Disorder Ans✓✓✓aka dysthymia
less acute than MDD, but a persistent low mode for at least 2 years
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder Ans✓✓✓mood changes before menses
and a return to baseline post menses
What is the typical treatment for premenstrual dysphoric disorder?
Ans✓✓✓hormones
, Bipolar disorder Ans✓✓✓fluctuations between moods
may see mania and depressive states
cyclothymic disorder Ans✓✓✓a disorder marked by numerous periods
of hypomanic symptoms and mild depressive symptoms
Substance induced depressive or bipolar disorder Ans✓✓✓mood related
to substance use
mood returns to baseline when substance is not in use
Depressive or bipolar disorder due to medical condition Ans✓✓✓exp:
tumor
mental health disorder is a result of medical condition
treat medical condition first!
Unspecified depressive or bipolar disorder Ans✓✓✓Diagnosis is not
clearly understood
Seasonal affect disorder Ans✓✓✓related to not enough light