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Depression Overview, Depressive Disorders, Dysthymic Disorder, Heredity, Development of Depressive Illness, Modifications in Dsm, Irritable Mood, Declining School Performance. No doubt psychology is a complete field but psychology is not complete without medicine education. This lecture is one of many lectures I have on Psychiatry.
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irritable mood (vs. depressive mood)
observed apathy and pervasive boredom (vs. anhedonia)
failure to make expected weight gains (rather than
significant weight loss)
somatic complaints
social withdrawal
declining school performance
II. Symptoms cause clinically significant distress or impairment in social or academic functioning
III. Symptoms are not due to the direct physiological effects of a substance (drugs or medication) or a general medical condition
to the SBHC. Her risk assessment showed that she has felt sad or blue for at least two weeks. Upon further inquiry, Maria reports that she generally feels sad, and finds little enjoyment in activities. She reports having felt this way for several years. In fact, she can’t recall a time when she didn’t feel mostly down. She denies suicidal ideation, and is doing pretty well in school. She is not very social, but does have a few friends. Docsity.com
Periods of transient milder problems with
low self-esteem, anxiety, depressive feelings
are quite common.
Needs to be differentiated from clinical
depression!
15-24, committed suicide in the United States an average of 11.3 per day. 1
in this age group following unintentional injury and homicide^2
this age-group^1
(^1) Murphy, SL, 1998 2 The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Prevent Suicide, 1999
Mortality in Children Ages 1-19 years
Suicide Homicide Accidents Cancer Congenital Other
Source: CDC Wonder Mortality Statistics; Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2001
psychotherapy
What is Interpersonal Therapy (IPT)?
related to the depression.