Nevid, Rathus and Greene Abnormal Psychology Nevid, Rathus and Greene Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

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Mood Disorders and Suicide Chapter 8 Mood Disorders and Suicide This multimedia product and its contents are protected under copyright law. The following are prohibited by law: any public performance or display, including transmission of any image over a network; preparation of any derivative work, including the extraction, in whole or in part, of any images; any rental, lease, or lending of the program. Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

Types of Mood Disorders * Major Depressive Disorder Diagnostic features Risk factors in major depression Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) Postpartum depression Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

Prevalence of Major Depressive Episodes by Gender * Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

Types of Mood Disorders * Dysthymic Disorder Bipolar Disorder Manic episode Cyclothymic Disorder Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

Prevalence of Dysthymic Disorder by Gender * Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

Theoretical Perspectives on Mood Disorders * Stress and Mood Disorders Psychodynamic Theories Mourning Ambivalent feelings Research evidence Humanistic Theories Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

Theoretical Perspectives on Mood Disorders * Learning Theories Reinforcement and depression Interactional theory Cognitive Theories Aaron Beck’s cognitive theory Research evidence on cognitions and depression Learned helplessness (attributional) theory Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

Theoretical Perspectives on Mood Disorders * Biological Factors Genetic factors Tying It Together Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

Diathesis-Stress Model of Depression * Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

Treatment of Mood Disorders * Psychodynamic Approaches Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) Behavioral Approaches Cognitive Approaches Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

Treatment of Mood Disorders * Biological Approaches Antidepressant drugs Tricyclics antidepressants MAO inhibitors SSRIs St John’s Wort Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

Actions of Antidepressants at the Synapse * Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

Treatment of Mood Disorders * Biological Approaches Drug treatment for bipolar disorder Lithium Anticonvulsive drugs Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

Treatment of Mood Disorders * Clinical Practice Guidelines for Depression Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002 Suicide * Who Commits Suicide Why Do People Commit Suicide? Theoretical Perspectives on Suicide Predicting Suicide Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002 Suicide * Suicide prevention Draw the person out Be sympathetic Suggest means to work out problems Ask how attempt is to be made Accompany person to a professional Don’t say “You’re talking crazy” Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

Suicide Rates According to Age * Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002