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How many symptoms must be present

more or less than five

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What do antidepressants attempt to fix.

imbalances in neurotransmitters

100
Are females or males more likely to have depression.
What is females?
100
Who could you talk to about your depression?
What is family, friends, doctor, teacher, therapist, counselor, etc.?
100
What type of depression is characterized by cycling mood changes.
What is bipolar disorder?
200

How many weeks must these symptoms be present.

at least 2 weeks

200

How long do antidepressants take to become effective.

2-6 weeks

200
People with alcoholism are almost _______ as likely as those without alcoholism to also suffer from major depression.
What is twice?
200
What two things occur in repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation that do not occur during electroconvulsive therapy.
What is magnetic waves pass through the brain and the patient is awake?
200
This type of depression occurs when you have a Major Depressive episode that lasts at least two years.
What is chronic depression/dysthymia?
300

Which symptom means excessive sleeping.

 hypersomnia

300
What do SNRIs do?
What is they boost the level of norepinephrine and serotonin in the brain?
300
How many adults in the United States have depression.
What is 15 million?
300
Side-effects of electroconvulsive therapy.
What is memory loss and confusion.
300
How can Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) be treated.
What is light therapy?
400

In addition to the five other symptoms necessary to be diagnosed with major depressive disorder, you must have

depressed mood and loss of interest or pleasure

400
Give the name of one antidepressant.
What is prozac, zoloft, paxil, celexa, lexapro, luvox, effexor, cymbalta, wellbutrin, remeron, elavil, limbitrol, norpramin, sinequan, tofranil, pamelor, aventyl, vivactil, nardil, marplan, parnate, etc.?
400
What percentage of people diagnosed with depression are treated effectively and return to their usual daily lives?
What is 80-90%?
400
The effect of depression on the prefrontal cortex.
What is it appears to shrink?
400
Which depressive disorder will only present either during intoxication from the substance or on withdrawal from the substance.
What is substance induced mood disorder?
500

Name five symptoms you must have (can be any of the symptoms).

low/depressed mood most of the day, loss of interest, appetite disturbance, hypersomnia/insomnia, psychomotor agitation or retardation (moving a lot or too little), fatigue, feeling worthless or having inappropriate guilt, low concentration, and recurring  thoughts of death

500

When a person begins medication, what symptoms improve before the depressed mood improves.

the energy levels and the ability to make decisions

500
What is loss of interest or pleasure called.
What is anhedonia?
500
The effect of depression on the amygdala.
What is it becomes enlarged and hyperactive?
500
What is a chronic state of cycling between hypomanic and depressive episodes that do not reach the diagnostic standard for bipolar disorder but have been present for at least two years.
What is Cyclothymic Disorder?