Depression Disorder
This type of depression affects new moms after childbirth.
What is postpartum depression?
another name for bipolar disorder
what is manic depression?
Primarily work on brain chemicals called neurotransmitters, especially serotonin and norepinephrine.
What are antidepressants?
A symptom of depression is a persistently _____ mood.
What is SAD, UNHAPPY or DEPRESSED?
This is essential for dealing with bipolar disorder and the problems it can cause in your life. A therapist helps you learn how to cope with difficult or uncomfortable feelings, repair your relationships, manage stress, and regulate your mood.
What is psychotherapy?
This assessment must be done on every depressed patient.
what is a suicide assessment?
over the course of at least four days, elevated mood plus three of the following symptoms OR irritable mood plus four of the following symptoms: pressured speech. inflated self-esteem or grandiosity. decreased need for sleep.
What is hypomanic episode?
Can trigger a manic episode in certain people being treated with bipolar disorder.
What is SSRIs?
Described as alteration in mood with euphoria, grandiosity, hyperactivity, agitation and racing thoughts.
What is mania?
These medications minimize the highs and lows of bipolar disorder and keeps symptoms under control.
What are mood stabilizers?
A patient is presenting with the following signs and symptoms: mental status changes, autonomic instability, hyperreflexia, incoordination, N/V/D
What is serotonin syndrome?
What are assessment findings that requires immediate intervention?
These medications are safer and generally cause fewer side effects than other types of antidepressants, which include fluoxetine (Prozac), paroxetine (Paxil, Pexeva), sertraline (Zoloft), citalopram (Celexa) and escitalopram (Lexapro)
What is SSRIs? (Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors)
How long do symptoms of suicide have to last in order for a person to be diagnosed?
what is 2 weeks?
Having a ____ system in place can make all the difference in patient outlook and motivation. This is important in treatment and life in general.
What is a support system?
Which occurs when a person has severe depression plus some form of psychosis, such as having disturbing false beliefs or a break with reality (delusions), or hearing or seeing upsetting things that others cannot hear or see (hallucinations).
What is psychotic depression?
Recurrent bouts of major depression with episodic occurrence of hypomania
What is Bipolar Disorder II?
This therapy works with electrical currents to induce seizure activity while the client is anesthetized.
What is Electroconvulsive Therapy?
This symptom occurs when you stop liking your favorite hobby/activity.
What is LACK OF INTEREST/PLEASURE?
This helps keep stress at a minimum. You can do this by meditating, reading, writing, drawing, or any leisure activity you enjoy.
What is self-care? or Relaxation?
These are signs and symptoms of major depressive disorder.
What is ...
Depressed mood most of the day, nearly every day
Anhedonia (lack of pleasure in normal activities)
Weight loss or weight gain
Insomnia or hypersomnia
Psychomotor agitation or retardation
Anergia (lack of energy), Fatigue
Hopelessness, worthlessness, inappropriate guilt
Poor concentration
Recurrent thoughts of death or suicide
The following signs and symptoms are present for what range of lithium toxicity: polyuria, tinnitus, jerky movements, blurred vision, ataxia, seizures, hypotension, coma
What is 2.0 to 2.5 mEq/L serum lithium?
Powerful, but they are not used as much today because their potential side effects are more serious.
What is Tricyclics?
This type of depression involves a combination of these symptoms: depressed mood, fatigue, appetite change, poor concentration, guilt and sometimes suicide.
What is MAJOR DEPRESSION or CLINICAL DEPRESSION or MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER?
This type of therapy is most effective in treating Bipolar Disorder. In this you learn how to change negative thinking patterns and behaviors into more positive ways of responding.
What is Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy?