Lecture 10 - Mood Disorders

Symptoms of Mood D/Os:

Mania and/or Depression

"Mood Episodes" - basis of mood d/o

• Major Depressive Episode
• (>4 depressive sx, >2 weeks)
• Manic Episode
• (elevated mood + >2 sx, >1 week, impairment)
• Hypomanic episode
• (elevated mood + >2 sx, >3 days, no impairment)

Mood Disorders

• Bipolar Disorders (mood swings)
  • Bipolar I ("Manic-Depression") (M.D.E.+Manic Episode)
  • Bipolar II(M.D.E+Hypomanic Ep)
  • Cyclothymic D/O
  • (Mild depressive + Hypomanic sx, > 2 years)

Unipolar Disorders(always depression)

• Major Depressive Disorder
• (1 or more M.D.Es.)
• Dysthymic Disorder
• (Depressed mood + 2 sx, > 2 years)

Mania - Problems, Causes, Treatment

(Video on Bipolar D/O)

Depression - Epid, Causes, Treatment

• Biological
• Psychodynamic
• Cognitive
• Behavioral

Case examples (coursepack)

• Dysthymic D/O - "Getting Even with Mom"
• Major Depressive D/O (with psychosis) - The Yellow Wallpaper