Bipolar disorder
... the past, bipolar disorder type I was called manic depression. People with bipolar disorder type II have never had full mania. Instead they experience periods of high energy levels and impulsiveness that are not as extreme as mania (called hypomania). These periods alternate with episodes of depress ...
... the past, bipolar disorder type I was called manic depression. People with bipolar disorder type II have never had full mania. Instead they experience periods of high energy levels and impulsiveness that are not as extreme as mania (called hypomania). These periods alternate with episodes of depress ...
Bipolar Disorder in Women
... Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder A. In most menstrual cycles during the past year, five (or more) of the following symptoms were present for most of the time during the last week of the luteal phase, began to remit within a few days after the onset of the follicular phase, and were absent in the wee ...
... Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder A. In most menstrual cycles during the past year, five (or more) of the following symptoms were present for most of the time during the last week of the luteal phase, began to remit within a few days after the onset of the follicular phase, and were absent in the wee ...
Dysthymic Disorder and Other Chronic Depressions
... These classes of antidepressants may benefit different patients and those who do not respond to one type may still benefit from an adequate trial of the other class of medication. For example, in one study of chronic forms of depression (average duration .6 years), patients showed similar response rat ...
... These classes of antidepressants may benefit different patients and those who do not respond to one type may still benefit from an adequate trial of the other class of medication. For example, in one study of chronic forms of depression (average duration .6 years), patients showed similar response rat ...
Basic Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
... • Adults over 65 have about 50% less than adults • Bipolar same in childhood, adolescence and adults • Prevalence of depression seems to be similar across subcultures ...
... • Adults over 65 have about 50% less than adults • Bipolar same in childhood, adolescence and adults • Prevalence of depression seems to be similar across subcultures ...
Illness Beliefs of Depressed Chinese-American Patients
... disguise negative feeling states, and to avoid being associated with mental illness.12,13,14 Other reasons for the high prevalence of somatization in Chinese populations, besides avoiding stigma, have been proposed.1516 One possibility is that patients from non4 ...
... disguise negative feeling states, and to avoid being associated with mental illness.12,13,14 Other reasons for the high prevalence of somatization in Chinese populations, besides avoiding stigma, have been proposed.1516 One possibility is that patients from non4 ...
Prostate cancer and the risk of depression /anxiety
... psychological treatments, when a person experiences a moderate to severe episode of depression and/or anxiety. Sometimes they are also prescribed when other treatments have not been helpful. Making a decision about which antidepressant is best for a person can be complex. This decision should be mad ...
... psychological treatments, when a person experiences a moderate to severe episode of depression and/or anxiety. Sometimes they are also prescribed when other treatments have not been helpful. Making a decision about which antidepressant is best for a person can be complex. This decision should be mad ...
Mood Disorders
... recurrent depressive episodes. Both biological and social factors play a part in these patterns. For example, women who experience severe premenstrual mood changes are more vulnerable to other mood disorders including postpartum depression. For bipolar disorder, men and woman are equally represented ...
... recurrent depressive episodes. Both biological and social factors play a part in these patterns. For example, women who experience severe premenstrual mood changes are more vulnerable to other mood disorders including postpartum depression. For bipolar disorder, men and woman are equally represented ...
OL Chapter 12
... – People may feel most suicidal in the depths of depression, but lack initiative and energy to act on it; they may be more at risk of actually committing suicide when mood and energy seem to be improving ...
... – People may feel most suicidal in the depths of depression, but lack initiative and energy to act on it; they may be more at risk of actually committing suicide when mood and energy seem to be improving ...
The Relationship Between Insomnia and Major Depressive Disorder
... and even older adults. Researches have also observed that the combination of insomnia and depression influences the trajectory of MDD, increasing episode severity and duration, as well as relapse rates. Fortunately, recent studies have demonstrated that both pharmacological and non-pharmacological i ...
... and even older adults. Researches have also observed that the combination of insomnia and depression influences the trajectory of MDD, increasing episode severity and duration, as well as relapse rates. Fortunately, recent studies have demonstrated that both pharmacological and non-pharmacological i ...
Types of Bipolar Disorder
... on the severity and duration of the altered mood. • Bipolar I disorder is characterized by at least one manic episodes or mixed episodes and one or more major depressive episodes. These episodes last for at least one week but may continue for months. Bipolar I disorder is the most severe form of the ...
... on the severity and duration of the altered mood. • Bipolar I disorder is characterized by at least one manic episodes or mixed episodes and one or more major depressive episodes. These episodes last for at least one week but may continue for months. Bipolar I disorder is the most severe form of the ...
Kids and Teens with Mood Disorders
... If you and your teen see things very differently—you are concerned and he/ she denies a problem ...
... If you and your teen see things very differently—you are concerned and he/ she denies a problem ...
Initiation of Antidepressants in Primary Care
... 5 or more symptoms present in same 2 -week period, a change in previous functioning, at least 1 is depressed mood or loss of interest/pleasure Not mixed with manic symptoms Cause clinically significant distress/impaired functioning Not due to substances, general medical condition, grief Ma ...
... 5 or more symptoms present in same 2 -week period, a change in previous functioning, at least 1 is depressed mood or loss of interest/pleasure Not mixed with manic symptoms Cause clinically significant distress/impaired functioning Not due to substances, general medical condition, grief Ma ...
Chapter 16
... apparent reason—descends for weeks or months into deep unhappiness. Today, depression is estimated to affect 350 million people. The World Mental Health Survey conducted in 17 countries found that on average about 1 in 20 people reported having an episode of depression in the previous year. (WHO, 20 ...
... apparent reason—descends for weeks or months into deep unhappiness. Today, depression is estimated to affect 350 million people. The World Mental Health Survey conducted in 17 countries found that on average about 1 in 20 people reported having an episode of depression in the previous year. (WHO, 20 ...
Manic-Depressive Illness and Creativity
... In 1992 Arnold M. Ludwig of the University of Kentucky published an extensive biographical survey of 1,005 famous 20th-century artists, writers and other professionals, some of whom had been in treatment for a mood disorder. He discovered that the artists and writers experienced two to three times t ...
... In 1992 Arnold M. Ludwig of the University of Kentucky published an extensive biographical survey of 1,005 famous 20th-century artists, writers and other professionals, some of whom had been in treatment for a mood disorder. He discovered that the artists and writers experienced two to three times t ...
disorder - Cloudfront.net
... Markedly diminished interest or pleasure in activities Significant increase or decrease in appetite or weight Insomnia, sleeping too much, or disrupted sleep Lethargy, or physical agitation Fatigue or loss of energy nearly every day Worthlessness, or excessive/inappropriate guilt Daily problems in t ...
... Markedly diminished interest or pleasure in activities Significant increase or decrease in appetite or weight Insomnia, sleeping too much, or disrupted sleep Lethargy, or physical agitation Fatigue or loss of energy nearly every day Worthlessness, or excessive/inappropriate guilt Daily problems in t ...
CHANGE YOUR FOOD - Kelly Brogan MD
... antidepressants are such a huge problem, then more clinicians would be talking about it and holding back on the meds, right? I wish. Perhaps you recall that doctors used to recommend Camels and Lucky Strikes to their patients not too long ago. This is a big and complicated topic with dynamics that a ...
... antidepressants are such a huge problem, then more clinicians would be talking about it and holding back on the meds, right? I wish. Perhaps you recall that doctors used to recommend Camels and Lucky Strikes to their patients not too long ago. This is a big and complicated topic with dynamics that a ...
Diagnosis: Major Mental Illness
... Excessive involvement in pleasurable activities with a high risk for painful consequences – Spending sprees, sexual indiscretions, foolish investments ...
... Excessive involvement in pleasurable activities with a high risk for painful consequences – Spending sprees, sexual indiscretions, foolish investments ...
Major Depressive Disorder in - ATTC Addiction Technology Transfer
... (2009). Depression among methamphetamine users: association with outcomes from the Methamphetamine Treatment Project at 3-year follow-up. Journal of Nervous and ...
... (2009). Depression among methamphetamine users: association with outcomes from the Methamphetamine Treatment Project at 3-year follow-up. Journal of Nervous and ...
Page 1 Neuropharmacology of Traumatic Brain Injury
... – temporally far removed from TBI (18 yrs) – underpowered to examine predictors of response • Cannot assume standard treatments have same efficacy and tolerability in TBI • SSRIs were the best tolerated • 6 studies of electroconvulsive tx, acupuncture, magnetic field exposure, biofeedback ...
... – temporally far removed from TBI (18 yrs) – underpowered to examine predictors of response • Cannot assume standard treatments have same efficacy and tolerability in TBI • SSRIs were the best tolerated • 6 studies of electroconvulsive tx, acupuncture, magnetic field exposure, biofeedback ...
Psychological Disorders
... disorder in which repetitive, intrusive, thoughts (obsessions) and ritualistic behaviors (compulsions) designed to fend off those thoughts interfere significantly with an individual’s functioning – Roughly 1.3% of the population suffers – Moderate heritability ...
... disorder in which repetitive, intrusive, thoughts (obsessions) and ritualistic behaviors (compulsions) designed to fend off those thoughts interfere significantly with an individual’s functioning – Roughly 1.3% of the population suffers – Moderate heritability ...
Depression Following Spinal Cord Injury
... different types of mood disorder. A diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder must involve either the presence of a depressed mood or loss of pleasure or interest over a 2-week span and at least five of the following symptoms “...most of the day, nearly every day” within the same time frame: significan ...
... different types of mood disorder. A diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder must involve either the presence of a depressed mood or loss of pleasure or interest over a 2-week span and at least five of the following symptoms “...most of the day, nearly every day” within the same time frame: significan ...
Bipolar Disorders Diagnostic Terminology
... Some Facts About Bipolar Illness Usually chronic with remissions and exacerbations Suicide rate in clients with Bipolar disorder is ...
... Some Facts About Bipolar Illness Usually chronic with remissions and exacerbations Suicide rate in clients with Bipolar disorder is ...
The St. Louis African American health-heart study:
... [2]. In 2008, CAD was responsible for one out of every six deaths in the Unites States, and each year 1.26 million Americans suffer a new or recurrent myocardial infarction [2]. Cardiac events are more prevalent in depressed patients with CAD, and patients with CAD have increased burden of depressiv ...
... [2]. In 2008, CAD was responsible for one out of every six deaths in the Unites States, and each year 1.26 million Americans suffer a new or recurrent myocardial infarction [2]. Cardiac events are more prevalent in depressed patients with CAD, and patients with CAD have increased burden of depressiv ...