This document discusses mood disorders such as major depression and bipolar disorder. It covers the phenomenology seen on mental status exams including symptoms of depression like sad mood and symptoms of mania like euphoric mood. It reviews the diagnostic criteria for major depressive episodes and manic episodes, as well as the disorders of major depressive disorder and bipolar I disorder. Treatment options are discussed including antidepressant medications, psychotherapy, electroconvulsive therapy, lithium for bipolar disorder, and others.
17. Major Depressive Episode
• Time
– 2 weeks
• Change
– From previous functioning
• Symptoms
– 5 or more
– 1 has to be depressed mood or anhedonia
• Global Criteria
18. Symptoms of Major Depressive
Episode
• “Sig E Caps”
– Sleep
– Interest
– Guilt
– Energy
– Concentration
– Appetite
– Psychomotor retardation
– Suicide
• 5 or more
28. Social/Environmental
• Response to Loss
– ex. Animal models
• Other stress
– Ex. Learned helplessness
• What is role of social stress?
– Ex. Nemeroff et al.