Depression

• Depression is a mood disorder
• Depression is a mood disorder

  Mood disorders characterised by strong emotions, influence a person's ability to function normally
• Depression can affect perceptions, thinking and behaviour
• Depression is a mood disorder

  Major depression - episode of depression that suddenly occurs:

  • Reactive --> caused by external factors
  • Endogenous --> caused by internal factors
• Depression is a mood disorder

  Manic depression - Alternation between two mood extremes

  • Change occurs in regular cycles
  • Episodes of mania involve overactivity, and feeling happy or adgitated
• Depression has lots of clinical characteristics
• Depression has lots of clinical characteristics

  Physical symptoms:

  • Sleep disturbances (insomnia or hypersomnia)
  • Change in appetite
  • Pain (headaches or joint)
  • Lack of activity
• Depression has lots of clinical characteristics

  Cognitive symptoms:

  • Experiencing persistent negative beliefs about self
  • Suicidal thoughts
  • Slower thought processing + difficulty concentrating
• Depression has lots of clinical characteristics

  Emotional symptoms:

  • Extreme sadness, hopelessness and dispair
  • Diurnal mood variation
  • Anhendonia