1. Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002 Abnormal Psychology Fifth Edition Nevid, Rathus and Greene

2. Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002 PowerPoint Presentation Prepared By Fred W. Whitford Montana State University

3. Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002 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.

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

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

6. Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002 Dysthymic DisorderDysthymic Disorder Bipolar DisorderBipolar Disorder –Manic episode Cyclothymic DisorderCyclothymic Disorder* Types of Mood Disorders

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

8. Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002 Stress and Mood DisordersStress and Mood Disorders Psychodynamic TheoriesPsychodynamic Theories –Mourning –Ambivalent feelings –Research evidence Humanistic TheoriesHumanistic Theories* Theoretical Perspectives on Mood Disorders

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

10. Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002 Biological FactorsBiological Factors –Genetic factors Tying It TogetherTying It Together* Theoretical Perspectives on Mood Disorders

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

12. Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002 Psychodynamic ApproachesPsychodynamic Approaches –Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) Behavioral ApproachesBehavioral Approaches Cognitive ApproachesCognitive Approaches* Treatment of Mood Disorders

13. Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002 Biological ApproachesBiological Approaches –Antidepressant drugs Tricyclics antidepressantsTricyclics antidepressants MAO inhibitorsMAO inhibitors SSRIsSSRIs St John’s WortSt John’s Wort* Treatment of Mood Disorders

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

15. Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002 Biological ApproachesBiological Approaches –Drug treatment for bipolar disorder LithiumLithium Anticonvulsive drugsAnticonvulsive drugs –Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) * Treatment of Mood Disorders

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

17. Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002 Who Commits SuicideWho Commits Suicide Why Do People Commit Suicide?Why Do People Commit Suicide? Theoretical Perspectives on SuicideTheoretical Perspectives on Suicide Predicting SuicidePredicting Suicide*Suicide

18. Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002 Suicide preventionSuicide 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” *Suicide

19. Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002* Suicide Rates According to Age