Transcript About Mood Disorder

MOOD DISORDER
By Mental Health Commission of Canada, 2010
WHAT
IS
MOOD DISORDER
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Everyone faces lows and ups in life
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But that may not be depression
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Grief is a normal reaction to loss but sometimes grief may also
be a reaction to happiness
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There is no timeline for people to grieve
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Cultural values also impacts how a person grieves
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A professional assessment can only decide if a person is
grieving or is experiencing a mood disorder
TYPES
OF
MOOD DISORDER
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Depressive Disorders (Depression)
 Postpartum depression
 Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)
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Bipolar disorder
 Depression in bipolar
 Mania in bipolar
DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS (DEPRESSION)
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Everyone may feel sad or low when bad things happen , but that’s
not necessarily depression
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They have the ability to cope with it and come out of it in some
time
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When the ability to cope with sad mood, loss of interest in
everything as well as additional symptoms for a prolonged period
of time, say about 2 weeks or more, it could be a depressive
disorder
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It is most common mood disorder
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It could appear in children as well as adolescents
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Clinical depression has a major impact on person, community and
economy as it affects the productivity
GOLDBERG DEPRESSION SCALE
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Internationally known scale for screening depression
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Key questions that might help a person recognize that they or
someone else has symptoms of depression
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If a person rates high, he / she requires clinic assessment
SIGNS
OF
DEPRESSION
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Physical Appearance:
 Looks sad
 Speaks slow
 Looks unkept
 Slow thinking, body movement
 Decreased energy, tiredness & fatigue
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Attitude:
 Worthlessness
 Hopelessness
 Feeling of guilt
 Misinterpret trivial events
 Loneliness
EFFECTS
OF
DEPRESSION
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On emotion: Sadness, anxiety, guilt, anger, lack of response,
hopelessness, irritability
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On thinking: self criticism, self blame, impaired memory, lack
of concentration, difficulty in decision making, confusion,
thoughts of suicide, see everyone in negativity
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On behavior: crying spells, withdrawal, irresponsible, loss of
interest in person appearance, loss of motivation
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Physical effects: fatigue, lack of energy, sleeping too much or
too little, overeating or loss of appetite, weight loss or gain,
irregular menstrual cycle, loss of sexual desire, unexplained
aches and pains
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FACTORS
Breakup of relationship/ living in conflict
Having a baby
Loss of job / difficulty finding a new one
Being a crime victim
Having an accident
Living with a long term chronic illness
Caring for someone living with a disability
Unresolved bereavement; particularly in childhood
Loss of partner, friend or family member
Side effect of medicines
Premenstrual or menopause
Lack of exposure to sunlight in winters
Substance dependence
Women can be subject twice as compared to men
People with family history
Emotional people
Difficult childhood
People experienced discrimination
OTHER
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DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS
Postpartum depression – baby blues
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TYPES OF
About 20% of women develop
Symptoms are almost same as depression but not severe
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)
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Typically during a particular season
Especially autumn / winters
Less commonly occur in summers
BIPOLAR DISORDER (MANIC DEPRESSION)
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Extreme mood swings
Experience periods of depression and mania
Extended periods of “normal” behavior
Amount of time taken to move from depression and mania
differs for each person
Early diagnosis helps to lessen the impact of the problem on
the individual and families
Males and females are equally affected
Onset – between 15 years to 24 years
Symptoms of Depression in bipolar are same as Depressive
disorders
SYMPTOMS
OF
MANIA
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Increased energy level and over activity
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Elevated or elated mood
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Needing less sleep than usual
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Irritability
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Rapid thinking and speed
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Lack of inhibitions
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Grandiose delusion
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Lack of insight
RISK FACTORS
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Genetic Factors: People with family history have higher
chances
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Biochemical factors: chemical changes in the brain
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Stress: triggers symptoms in vulnerable people
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Medication: side effect of medicines
MOOD DISORDERS
AND
SUBSTANCE USE
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Alcohol is a depressant drug
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Interferes with the central nervous system and slows down its operation
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Disrupts sleep pattern
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Makes recovery difficult
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People are at higher risk of dying by suicide
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It interferes with medication
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People need to take higher doses
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Higher dose of medicine means greater side effects
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Cannabis, Stimulants and Ecstasy are worse for people living with depressive
disorders
THANK YOU !!